Q: Is 9,499 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,499 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,499 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 9499 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 59 161 413 1,357 and 9,499, with no remainder.

Since 9,499 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,499, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,497	9,498	9,500	9,501
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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