Q: Is 9,952 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,952 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,952 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 9952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 311 622 1,244 2,488 4,976 and 9,952, with no remainder.

Since 9,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,952, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,950	9,951	9,953	9,954
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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