Q: Is 9,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 9,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,900 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 9900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 25 30 33 36 44 45 50 55 60 66 75 90 99 100 110 132 150 165 180 198 220 225 275 300 330 396 450 495 550 660 825 900 990 1,100 1,650 1,980 2,475 3,300 4,950 and 9,900, with no remainder.

Since 9,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,900, it is not a prime number.


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