Q: Is 8,700 a Prime Number?
A: No, 8,700 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 8700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 29 30 50 58 60 75 87 100 116 145 150 174 290 300 348 435 580 725 870 1,450 1,740 2,175 2,900 4,350 and 8,700, with no remainder.
Since 8,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,700, it is not a prime number.