To determine if 9712 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9712.
If the factors of 9712 are only 9712 and 1, then we know that 9712 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9712 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9712 is only divisible by 1 and 9712, then it is a prime number, and if 9712 is divisible by more than 9712 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9712 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 607, 1214, 2428, 4856, 9712
Therefore, since 9712 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9712 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9713 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9712 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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