To determine if 9656 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9656.
If the factors of 9656 are only 9656 and 1, then we know that 9656 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9656 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9656 is only divisible by 1 and 9656, then it is a prime number, and if 9656 is divisible by more than 9656 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9656 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 34, 68, 71, 136, 142, 284, 568, 1207, 2414, 4828, 9656
Therefore, since 9656 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9656 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9657 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9656 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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