Q: Is 9,982 a Prime Number?

A: No, 9,982 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,982 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 9982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 31 46 62 161 217 322 434 713 1,426 4,991 and 9,982, with no remainder.

Since 9,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,982, it is not a prime number.

Number	9,980	9,981	9,983	9,984
Prime?	no	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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