Q: Is 9,977 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,977 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,977 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 9977 can be evenly divided by 1 11 907 and 9,977, with no remainder.

Since 9,977 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,977, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,975	9,976	9,978	9,979
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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