Q: Is 229,959 a Prime Number?
A: No, 229,959 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 229959 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 81 153 167 459 501 1,377 1,503 2,839 4,509 8,517 13,527 25,551 76,653 and 229,959, with no remainder.
Since 229,959 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,959, it is not a prime number.