Q: Is 9,992 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,992 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,992 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 9992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 1,249 2,498 4,996 and 9,992, with no remainder.

Since 9,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,992, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,990	9,991	9,993	9,994
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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