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NO. 8 is not a Prime number because it has other factors aside from 1 and itself.
The other factors of 8 are 2 and 4, thus 8 is a composite number .
4 x 2 = 8
No, 8 is divisible by 1, 2, 4 & 8 so this is not a prime number.
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