Q: Is 230,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 230,996 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 230996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 43 68 79 86 158 172 316 731 1,343 1,462 2,686 2,924 3,397 5,372 6,794 13,588 57,749 115,498 and 230,996, with no remainder.
Since 230,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 230,996, it is not a prime number.