9954

9954 is a natural number that sits between 9953 and 9955. It is an even and composite integer, with a prime factorization of 2 × 3^2 × 7 × 79. This factorization implies that 9954 has 24 positive divisors and is not square-free, since the exponent of 3 in its factorization is greater than 1. The sum of its divisors is 24,960, reflecting its rich divisor structure.

In different numeral systems, 9954 has straightforward representations. In binary, it is 10011011100010_2, and in hexadecimal, it is 0x26E2. The digit sum in base 10 is 9 + 9 + 5 + 4 = 27, which shows that 9954 is divisible by 9 and hence by 3.

From a mathematical perspective, 9954 is an example of an even composite number with a nontrivial prime factorization, illustrating how multiple small primes combine to form a larger integer. Its properties—parity, factorization, divisor count, and base representations—are typical topics in elementary number theory discussions of natural numbers.