To determine if 9474 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9474.
If the factors of 9474 are only 9474 and 1, then we know that 9474 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9474 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9474 is only divisible by 1 and 9474, then it is a prime number, and if 9474 is divisible by more than 9474 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9474 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 1579, 3158, 4737, 9474
Therefore, since 9474 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9474 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9475 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9474 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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