Q: Is 9,603 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,603 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,603 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 9603 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 97 99 291 873 1,067 3,201 and 9,603, with no remainder.

Since 9,603 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,603, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,601	9,602	9,604	9,605
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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