Q: Is 229,995 a Prime Number?
A: No, 229,995 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 229995 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 19 45 57 95 171 269 285 807 855 1,345 2,421 4,035 5,111 12,105 15,333 25,555 45,999 76,665 and 229,995, with no remainder.
Since 229,995 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,995, it is not a prime number.