Q: Is 8,865 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,865 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,865 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 8865 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 197 591 985 1,773 2,955 and 8,865, with no remainder.

Since 8,865 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,865, it is not a prime number.


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