Q: Is 229,980 a Prime Number?
A: No, 229,980 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 229980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 3,833 7,666 11,499 15,332 19,165 22,998 38,330 45,996 57,495 76,660 114,990 and 229,980, with no remainder.
Since 229,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,980, it is not a prime number.