Q: Is 9,977,997 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 9,977,997 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,977,997 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 9977997 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 179 537 1,093 3,043 3,279 9,129 18,581 55,743 195,647 586,941 3,325,999 and 9,977,997, with no remainder.

Since 9,977,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,977,997, 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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