Q: Is 9,969 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,969 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,969 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 9969 can be evenly divided by 1 3 3,323 and 9,969, with no remainder.

Since 9,969 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,969, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,967	9,968	9,970	9,971
Prime?	yes	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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