Q: Is 8,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,608 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 8608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 269 538 1,076 2,152 4,304 and 8,608, with no remainder.

Since 8,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,608, it is not a prime number.


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