Q: Is 9,947 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 9,947 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,947 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 9947 can be evenly divided by 1 7 29 49 203 343 1,421 and 9,947, with no remainder.

Since 9,947 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,947, it is not a prime number.


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