Q: Is 9,838 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,838 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,838 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 9838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4,919 and 9,838, with no remainder.

Since 9,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,838, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,836	9,837	9,839	9,840
Prime?	no	no	yes	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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