Q: Is 9,970 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,970 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 9970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 997 1,994 4,985 and 9,970, with no remainder.

Since 9,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,970, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,968	9,969	9,971	9,972
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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