Q: Is 9,887 a Prime Number?

 A: Yes, 9,887 is a prime number.

Why is 9,887 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 9887 can be evenly divided by 1 and 9,887, with no remainder.

Since 9,887 can be divided by just 1 and 9,887, it is a prime number.


More Examples

Number 9,8859,8869,8889,889
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 9,887:


Ask a Question