To determine if 9724 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9724.
If the factors of 9724 are only 9724 and 1, then we know that 9724 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9724 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9724 is only divisible by 1 and 9724, then it is a prime number, and if 9724 is divisible by more than 9724 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9724 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 11, 13, 17, 22, 26, 34, 44, 52, 68, 143, 187, 221, 286, 374, 442, 572, 748, 884, 2431, 4862, 9724
Therefore, since 9724 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9724 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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