To determine if 9429 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9429.
If the factors of 9429 are only 9429 and 1, then we know that 9429 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9429 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9429 is only divisible by 1 and 9429, then it is a prime number, and if 9429 is divisible by more than 9429 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9429 are as follows:
1, 3, 7, 21, 449, 1347, 3143, 9429
Therefore, since 9429 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9429 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9430 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9429 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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