Q: Is 9,837 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,837 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,837 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 9837 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 1,093 3,279 and 9,837, with no remainder.

Since 9,837 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,837, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,835	9,836	9,838	9,839
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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