To determine if 9483 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9483.
If the factors of 9483 are only 9483 and 1, then we know that 9483 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9483 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9483 is only divisible by 1 and 9483, then it is a prime number, and if 9483 is divisible by more than 9483 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9483 are as follows:
1, 3, 29, 87, 109, 327, 3161, 9483
Therefore, since 9483 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9483 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9484 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9483 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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