Q: Is 9,960,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 9,960,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,960,972 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 9960972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 118,583 237,166 355,749 474,332 711,498 830,081 1,422,996 1,660,162 2,490,243 3,320,324 4,980,486 and 9,960,972, with no remainder.

Since 9,960,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,960,972, it is not a prime number.


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

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