Q: Is 8,661,989 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,661,989 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,661,989 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 8661989 can be evenly divided by 1 7 31 179 217 223 1,253 1,561 5,549 6,913 38,843 39,917 48,391 279,419 1,237,427 and 8,661,989, with no remainder.

Since 8,661,989 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,661,989, 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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