To determine if 9426 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9426.
If the factors of 9426 are only 9426 and 1, then we know that 9426 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9426 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9426 is only divisible by 1 and 9426, then it is a prime number, and if 9426 is divisible by more than 9426 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9426 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 1571, 3142, 4713, 9426
Therefore, since 9426 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9426 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 9427 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9426 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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