To determine if 9486 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9486.
If the factors of 9486 are only 9486 and 1, then we know that 9486 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9486 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9486 is only divisible by 1 and 9486, then it is a prime number, and if 9486 is divisible by more than 9486 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9486 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 17, 18, 31, 34, 51, 62, 93, 102, 153, 186, 279, 306, 527, 558, 1054, 1581, 3162, 4743, 9486
Therefore, since 9486 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9486 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9487 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9486 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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