Q: Is 9,948 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,948 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 9948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 829 1,658 2,487 3,316 4,974 and 9,948, with no remainder.

Since 9,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,948, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,946	9,947	9,949	9,950
Prime?	no	no	yes	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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