Q: Is 9,944 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 9,944 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,944 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 9944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 113 226 452 904 1,243 2,486 4,972 and 9,944, with no remainder.

Since 9,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,944, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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