To determine if 9714 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9714.
If the factors of 9714 are only 9714 and 1, then we know that 9714 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9714 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9714 is only divisible by 1 and 9714, then it is a prime number, and if 9714 is divisible by more than 9714 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9714 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 1619, 3238, 4857, 9714
Therefore, since 9714 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9714 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9715 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9714 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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