Q: Is 9,500 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,500 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 9500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 25 38 50 76 95 100 125 190 250 380 475 500 950 1,900 2,375 4,750 and 9,500, with no remainder.

Since 9,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,500, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,498	9,499	9,501	9,502
Prime?	no	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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