Q: Is 8,279,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,279,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,279,508 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 8279508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 689,959 1,379,918 2,069,877 2,759,836 4,139,754 and 8,279,508, with no remainder.

Since 8,279,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,279,508, 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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