To determine if 9485 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9485.
If the factors of 9485 are only 9485 and 1, then we know that 9485 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9485 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9485 is only divisible by 1 and 9485, then it is a prime number, and if 9485 is divisible by more than 9485 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9485 are as follows:
1, 5, 7, 35, 271, 1355, 1897, 9485
Therefore, since 9485 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9485 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 9486 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9485 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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