Q: Is 8,738 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,738 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,738 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 8738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 257 514 4,369 and 8,738, with no remainder.

Since 8,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,738, it is not a prime number.


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