Q: Is 9,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 9,996 is 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 9996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 21 28 34 42 49 51 68 84 98 102 119 147 196 204 238 294 357 476 588 714 833 1,428 1,666 2,499 3,332 4,998 and 9,996, with no remainder.
Since 9,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,996, it is not a prime number.