Q: Is 9,729 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,729 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,729 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 9729 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 47 69 141 207 423 1,081 3,243 and 9,729, with no remainder.

Since 9,729 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,729, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,727	9,728	9,730	9,731
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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