To determine if 9259 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9259.
If the factors of 9259 are only 9259 and 1, then we know that 9259 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9259 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9259 is only divisible by 1 and 9259, then it is a prime number, and if 9259 is divisible by more than 9259 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9259 are as follows:
1, 47, 197, 9259
Therefore, since 9259 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9259 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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