To determine if 9379 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9379.
If the factors of 9379 are only 9379 and 1, then we know that 9379 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9379 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9379 is only divisible by 1 and 9379, then it is a prime number, and if 9379 is divisible by more than 9379 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9379 are as follows:
1, 83, 113, 9379
Therefore, since 9379 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9379 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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