Q: Is 229,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 229,972 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 229972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 57,493 114,986 and 229,972, with no remainder.
Since 229,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,972, it is not a prime number.