Q: Is 9,983,987 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 9,983,987 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,983,987 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 9983987 can be evenly divided by 1 13 19 83 247 487 1,079 1,577 6,331 9,253 20,501 40,421 120,289 525,473 767,999 and 9,983,987, with no remainder.

Since 9,983,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,983,987, 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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