Q: Is 9,836 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,836 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,836 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 9836 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 2,459 4,918 and 9,836, with no remainder.

Since 9,836 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,836, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,834	9,835	9,837	9,838
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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