Q: Is 8,538 a Prime Number?
A: No, 8,538 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 8538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,423 2,846 4,269 and 8,538, with no remainder.
Since 8,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,538, it is not a prime number.