To determine if 9422 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9422.
If the factors of 9422 are only 9422 and 1, then we know that 9422 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9422 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9422 is only divisible by 1 and 9422, then it is a prime number, and if 9422 is divisible by more than 9422 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9422 are as follows:
1, 2, 7, 14, 673, 1346, 4711, 9422
Therefore, since 9422 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9422 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9423 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9422 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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