To determine if 9387 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9387.
If the factors of 9387 are only 9387 and 1, then we know that 9387 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9387 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9387 is only divisible by 1 and 9387, then it is a prime number, and if 9387 is divisible by more than 9387 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9387 are as follows:
1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 149, 447, 1043, 1341, 3129, 9387
Therefore, since 9387 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9387 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9388 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9387 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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