To determine if 9711 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9711.
If the factors of 9711 are only 9711 and 1, then we know that 9711 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9711 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9711 is only divisible by 1 and 9711, then it is a prime number, and if 9711 is divisible by more than 9711 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9711 are as follows:
1, 3, 9, 13, 39, 83, 117, 249, 747, 1079, 3237, 9711
Therefore, since 9711 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9711 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9712 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9711 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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