Q: Is 229,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 229,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 229,872 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 229872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 4,789 9,578 14,367 19,156 28,734 38,312 57,468 76,624 114,936 and 229,872, with no remainder.

Since 229,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,872, it is not a prime number.


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