Q: Is 8,372,959 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,372,959 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,372,959 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 8372959 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 71 119 497 991 1,207 6,937 8,449 16,847 70,361 117,929 492,527 1,196,137 and 8,372,959, with no remainder.

Since 8,372,959 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,372,959, 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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