Q: Is 9,898 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,898 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,898 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 9898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 98 101 202 707 1,414 4,949 and 9,898, with no remainder.

Since 9,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,898, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,896	9,897	9,899	9,900
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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