To determine if 9378 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9378.
If the factors of 9378 are only 9378 and 1, then we know that 9378 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9378 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9378 is only divisible by 1 and 9378, then it is a prime number, and if 9378 is divisible by more than 9378 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9378 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 521, 1042, 1563, 3126, 4689, 9378
Therefore, since 9378 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9378 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9379 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9378 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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