Q: Is 8,993 a Prime Number?
A: No, 8,993 is 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 8993 can be evenly divided by 1 17 23 391 529 and 8,993, with no remainder.
Since 8,993 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,993, it is not a prime number.