To determine if 9432 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9432.
If the factors of 9432 are only 9432 and 1, then we know that 9432 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9432 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9432 is only divisible by 1 and 9432, then it is a prime number, and if 9432 is divisible by more than 9432 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9432 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 131, 262, 393, 524, 786, 1048, 1179, 1572, 2358, 3144, 4716, 9432
Therefore, since 9432 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9432 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9433 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9432 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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