Q: Is 9,990 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 9,990 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,990 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 9990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 37 45 54 74 90 111 135 185 222 270 333 370 555 666 999 1,110 1,665 1,998 3,330 4,995 and 9,990, with no remainder.

Since 9,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,990, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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