Q: Is 9,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 9,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,724 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 9724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 13 17 22 26 34 44 52 68 143 187 221 286 374 442 572 748 884 2,431 4,862 and 9,724, with no remainder.

Since 9,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,724, it is not a prime number.


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