Q: Is 9,950 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,950 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,950 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 9950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 199 398 995 1,990 4,975 and 9,950, with no remainder.

Since 9,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,950, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,948	9,949	9,951	9,952
Prime?	no	yes	no	no

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

General Questions

Factoring Questions

Calculation Questions

Miscellaneous Questions