To determine if 9465 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9465.
If the factors of 9465 are only 9465 and 1, then we know that 9465 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9465 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9465 is only divisible by 1 and 9465, then it is a prime number, and if 9465 is divisible by more than 9465 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9465 are as follows:
1, 3, 5, 15, 631, 1893, 3155, 9465
Therefore, since 9465 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9465 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9466 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9465 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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