Q: Is 8,890 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,890 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,890 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 8890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 127 254 635 889 1,270 1,778 4,445 and 8,890, with no remainder.

Since 8,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,890, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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