Q: Is 9,986 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,986 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,986 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 9986 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4,993 and 9,986, with no remainder.

Since 9,986 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,986, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,984	9,985	9,987	9,988
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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