Q: Is 229,918 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 229,918 is not a prime number.

Why is 229,918 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 229918 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 37 74 239 478 481 962 3,107 6,214 8,843 17,686 114,959 and 229,918, with no remainder.

Since 229,918 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,918, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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