Q: Is 9,962 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,962 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,962 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 9962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 293 586 4,981 and 9,962, with no remainder.

Since 9,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,962, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,960	9,961	9,963	9,964
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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