To determine if 9162 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9162.
If the factors of 9162 are only 9162 and 1, then we know that 9162 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9162 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9162 is only divisible by 1 and 9162, then it is a prime number, and if 9162 is divisible by more than 9162 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9162 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 509, 1018, 1527, 3054, 4581, 9162
Therefore, since 9162 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9162 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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OK. Now you know that 9162 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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