To determine if 9417 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9417.
If the factors of 9417 are only 9417 and 1, then we know that 9417 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9417 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9417 is only divisible by 1 and 9417, then it is a prime number, and if 9417 is divisible by more than 9417 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9417 are as follows:
1, 3, 43, 73, 129, 219, 3139, 9417
Therefore, since 9417 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9417 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9418 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9417 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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