Q: Is 8,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,970 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 8970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 23 26 30 39 46 65 69 78 115 130 138 195 230 299 345 390 598 690 897 1,495 1,794 2,990 4,485 and 8,970, with no remainder.

Since 8,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,970, it is not a prime number.


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