Q: Is 9,842 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,842 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 9842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 19 37 38 74 133 259 266 518 703 1,406 4,921 and 9,842, with no remainder.

Since 9,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,842, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,840	9,841	9,843	9,844
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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