Q: Is 9,864 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 9,864 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,864 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 9864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 137 274 411 548 822 1,096 1,233 1,644 2,466 3,288 4,932 and 9,864, with no remainder.

Since 9,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,864, it is not a prime number.


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