Q: Is 8,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,968 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 8968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 38 59 76 118 152 236 472 1,121 2,242 4,484 and 8,968, with no remainder.

Since 8,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,968, it is not a prime number.


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