Q: Is 8,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,602 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 8602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 17 22 23 34 46 187 253 374 391 506 782 4,301 and 8,602, with no remainder.

Since 8,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,602, it is not a prime number.


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