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Is 9973 a prime number? Think step by step and then answer "[Yes]" or "[No]".To determine if 9973 is a prime number, we need to check if it has any divisors other than 1 and itself. We can do this by checking for divisibility by all prime numbers up to the square root of 9973.
- 1.Find the square root of 9973:
The square root of 10,000 is 100. Therefore, the square root of 9973 is slightly less than 100 (specifically, around 99.86).
This means we only need to check prime numbers up to 97:
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, and 97.
- 2.Check for divisibility:
- •2: 9973 ends in an odd number, so it is not divisible by 2.
- •3: The sum of the digits is 9 + 9 + 7 + 3 = 28. Since 28 is not divisible by 3, 9973 is not divisible by 3.
- •5: It does not end in 0 or 5.
- •7: 9973 ÷ 7 = 1424 with a remainder of 5.
- •11: The alternating sum of the digits is 3 - 7 + 9 - 9 = -4, which is not divisible by 11.
- •13: 9973 ÷ 13 = 767 with a remainder of 2.
- •17: 9973 ÷ 17 = 586 with a remainder of 11.
- •19: 9973 ÷ 19 = 524 with a remainder of 17.
- •23: 9973 ÷ 23 = 433 with a remainder of 14.
- •29: 9973 ÷ 29 = 343 with a remainder of 26.
- •31: 9973 ÷ 31 = 321 with a remainder of 22.
- •37: 9973 ÷ 37 = 269 with a remainder of 20.
- •41: 9973 ÷ 41 = 243 with a remainder of 10.
- •43: 9973 ÷ 43 = 231 with a remainder of 40.
- •47: 9973 ÷ 47 = 212 with a remainder of 9.
- •53: 9973 ÷ 53 = 188 with a remainder of 9.
- •59: 9973 ÷ 59 = 169 with a remainder of 2.
- •61: 9973 ÷ 61 = 163 with a remainder of 30.
- •67: 9973 ÷ 67 = 148 with a remainder of 57.
- •71: 9973 ÷ 71 = 140 with a remainder of 33.
- •73: 9973 ÷ 73 = 136 with a remainder of 45.
- •79: 9973 ÷ 79 = 126 with a remainder of 19.
- •83: 9973 ÷ 83 = 120 with a remainder of 13.
- •89: 9973 ÷ 89 = 112 with a remainder of 5.
- •97: 9973 ÷ 97 = 102 with a remainder of 79.
Since 9973 is not cleanly divisible by any prime number up to its square root, it has no divisors other than 1 and itself. (It is actually the largest 4-digit prime number).
[Yes]
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To determine if 9973 is a prime number, we need to check if it has any divisors other than 1 and itself. We can do this by checking for divisibility by all prime numbers up to the square root of 9973.
1. **Find the square root of 9973:**
The square root of 10,000 is 100. Therefore, the square root of 9973 is slightly less than 100 (specifically, around 99.86).
This means we only need to check prime numbers up to 97:
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, and 97.
2. **Check for divisibility:**
* **2:** 9973 ends in an odd number, so it is not divisible by 2.
* **3:** The sum of the digits is 9 + 9 + 7 + 3 = 28. Since 28 is not divisible by 3, 9973 is not divisible by 3.
* **5:** It does not end in 0 or 5.
* **7:** 9973 ÷ 7 = 1424 with a remainder of 5.
* **11:** The alternating sum of the digits is 3 - 7 + 9 - 9 = -4, which is not divisible by 11.
* **13:** 9973 ÷ 13 = 767 with a remainder of 2.
* **17:** 9973 ÷ 17 = 586 with a remainder of 11.
* **19:** 9973 ÷ 19 = 524 with a remainder of 17.
* **23:** 9973 ÷ 23 = 433 with a remainder of 14.
* **29:** 9973 ÷ 29 = 343 with a remainder of 26.
* **31:** 9973 ÷ 31 = 321 with a remainder of 22.
* **37:** 9973 ÷ 37 = 269 with a remainder of 20.
* **41:** 9973 ÷ 41 = 243 with a remainder of 10.
* **43:** 9973 ÷ 43 = 231 with a remainder of 40.
* **47:** 9973 ÷ 47 = 212 with a remainder of 9.
* **53:** 9973 ÷ 53 = 188 with a remainder of 9.
* **59:** 9973 ÷ 59 = 169 with a remainder of 2.
* **61:** 9973 ÷ 61 = 163 with a remainder of 30.
* **67:** 9973 ÷ 67 = 148 with a remainder of 57.
* **71:** 9973 ÷ 71 = 140 with a remainder of 33.
* **73:** 9973 ÷ 73 = 136 with a remainder of 45.
* **79:** 9973 ÷ 79 = 126 with a remainder of 19.
* **83:** 9973 ÷ 83 = 120 with a remainder of 13.
* **89:** 9973 ÷ 89 = 112 with a remainder of 5.
* **97:** 9973 ÷ 97 = 102 with a remainder of 79.
Since 9973 is not cleanly divisible by any prime number up to its square root, it has no divisors other than 1 and itself. (It is actually the largest 4-digit prime number).
[Yes]
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