Q: Is 9,860 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 9,860 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,860 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 9860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 29 34 58 68 85 116 145 170 290 340 493 580 986 1,972 2,465 4,930 and 9,860, with no remainder.

Since 9,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,860, it is not a prime number.


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