Q: Is 9,976 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,976 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,976 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 9976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 29 43 58 86 116 172 232 344 1,247 2,494 4,988 and 9,976, with no remainder.

Since 9,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,976, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,974	9,975	9,977	9,978
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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