Q: Is 8,438 a Prime Number?
A: No, 8,438 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 8438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4,219 and 8,438, with no remainder.
Since 8,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,438, it is not a prime number.