Q: Is 9,699 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,699 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,699 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 9699 can be evenly divided by 1 3 53 61 159 183 3,233 and 9,699, with no remainder.

Since 9,699 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,699, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,697	9,698	9,700	9,701
Prime?	yes	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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