Q: Is 8,500 a Prime Number?
A: No, 8,500 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 8500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 68 85 100 125 170 250 340 425 500 850 1,700 2,125 4,250 and 8,500, with no remainder.
Since 8,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,500, it is not a prime number.