Q: Is 229,973 a Prime Number?
A: No, 229,973 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 229973 can be evenly divided by 1 151 1,523 and 229,973, with no remainder.
Since 229,973 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,973, it is not a prime number.