To determine if 9696 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9696.
If the factors of 9696 are only 9696 and 1, then we know that 9696 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9696 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9696 is only divisible by 1 and 9696, then it is a prime number, and if 9696 is divisible by more than 9696 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9696 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 96, 101, 202, 303, 404, 606, 808, 1212, 1616, 2424, 3232, 4848, 9696
Therefore, since 9696 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9696 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9697 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9696 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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