To determine if 9493 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9493.
If the factors of 9493 are only 9493 and 1, then we know that 9493 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9493 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9493 is only divisible by 1 and 9493, then it is a prime number, and if 9493 is divisible by more than 9493 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9493 are as follows:
1, 11, 863, 9493
Therefore, since 9493 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9493 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9494 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9493 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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