To determine if 9243 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9243.
If the factors of 9243 are only 9243 and 1, then we know that 9243 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9243 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9243 is only divisible by 1 and 9243, then it is a prime number, and if 9243 is divisible by more than 9243 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9243 are as follows:
1, 3, 9, 13, 39, 79, 117, 237, 711, 1027, 3081, 9243
Therefore, since 9243 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9243 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9244 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9243 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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