Is 9985 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 9 985 is not a prime number.
For example, 9 985 can be divided by 5: 9 985 / 5 = 1 997.
Actually, one can immediately see that 9 985 cannot be prime, because 5 is one of its divisors: indeed, a number ending with 0 or 5 has necessarily 5 among its divisors. The last digit of 9 985 is 5, so it is divisible by 5 and is therefore not prime.
For 9 985 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 9 985 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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