9938

9938 is the natural number that lies between 9937 and 9939. It is an even integer and, by virtue of being greater than 2, it is composite.

Prime factorization: 9938 = 2 × 4969. The number 4969 has no divisors other than 1 and itself, and since its smallest possible prime factor would be at most its square root (about 70), a check against primes up to 67 shows none divide 4969; consequently 4969 is prime and the prime factorization of 9938 is 2 × 4969.

In various base systems, 9938 is represented as binary 10011011010010 and hexadecimal 0x26D2. The sum of its decimal digits is 29, so 9938 is not divisible by 3.

Context: as with other natural numbers, 9938 may appear in numerical sequences, statistics, or catalog identifiers. It does not have a widely noted mathematical property beyond being an even composite number with the stated factorization.

Summary: 9938 is an even composite number with prime factorization 2 × 4969; binary 10011011010010; hex 0x26D2.