Q: Is 231,498 a Prime Number?
A: No, 231,498 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 231498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 1,429 2,858 4,287 8,574 12,861 25,722 38,583 77,166 115,749 and 231,498, with no remainder.
Since 231,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,498, it is not a prime number.