To determine if 9386 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9386.
If the factors of 9386 are only 9386 and 1, then we know that 9386 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9386 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9386 is only divisible by 1 and 9386, then it is a prime number, and if 9386 is divisible by more than 9386 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9386 are as follows:
1, 2, 13, 19, 26, 38, 247, 361, 494, 722, 4693, 9386
Therefore, since 9386 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9386 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9387 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9386 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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