Q: Is 8,508,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,508,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,508,740 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 8508740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 467 911 934 1,822 1,868 2,335 3,644 4,555 4,670 9,110 9,340 18,220 425,437 850,874 1,701,748 2,127,185 4,254,370 and 8,508,740, with no remainder.

Since 8,508,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,508,740, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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