Q: Is 8,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,900 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 8900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 89 100 178 356 445 890 1,780 2,225 4,450 and 8,900, with no remainder.

Since 8,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,900, 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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