Q: Is 8,257 a Prime Number?
A: No, 8,257 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 8257 can be evenly divided by 1 23 359 and 8,257, with no remainder.
Since 8,257 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,257, it is not a prime number.