Q: Is 229,960 a Prime Number?
A: No, 229,960 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 229960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 5,749 11,498 22,996 28,745 45,992 57,490 114,980 and 229,960, with no remainder.
Since 229,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,960, it is not a prime number.