To determine if 9584 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9584.
If the factors of 9584 are only 9584 and 1, then we know that 9584 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9584 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9584 is only divisible by 1 and 9584, then it is a prime number, and if 9584 is divisible by more than 9584 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9584 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 599, 1198, 2396, 4792, 9584
Therefore, since 9584 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9584 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9585 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9584 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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