Q: Is 229,957 a Prime Number?
A: No, 229,957 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 229957 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 19 49 91 133 247 361 637 931 1,729 2,527 4,693 12,103 17,689 32,851 and 229,957, with no remainder.
Since 229,957 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,957, it is not a prime number.