Q: Is 8,722 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,722 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,722 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 8722 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 89 98 178 623 1,246 4,361 and 8,722, with no remainder.

Since 8,722 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,722, it is not a prime number.


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