To determine if 9495 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9495.
If the factors of 9495 are only 9495 and 1, then we know that 9495 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9495 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9495 is only divisible by 1 and 9495, then it is a prime number, and if 9495 is divisible by more than 9495 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9495 are as follows:
1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 211, 633, 1055, 1899, 3165, 9495
Therefore, since 9495 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9495 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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OK. Now you know that 9495 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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