Q: Is 229,942 a Prime Number?
A: No, 229,942 is 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 229942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 6,763 13,526 114,971 and 229,942, with no remainder.
Since 229,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,942, it is not a prime number.