Q: Is 8,398 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,398 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,398 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 8398 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 17 19 26 34 38 221 247 323 442 494 646 4,199 and 8,398, with no remainder.

Since 8,398 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,398, it is not a prime number.


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