Q: Is 229,958 a Prime Number?
A: No, 229,958 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 229958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 3,709 7,418 114,979 and 229,958, with no remainder.
Since 229,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,958, it is not a prime number.