Q: Is 9,916 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,916 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,916 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 9916 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 67 74 134 148 268 2,479 4,958 and 9,916, with no remainder.

Since 9,916 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,916, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,914	9,915	9,917	9,918
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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