To determine if 9729 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9729.
If the factors of 9729 are only 9729 and 1, then we know that 9729 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9729 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9729 is only divisible by 1 and 9729, then it is a prime number, and if 9729 is divisible by more than 9729 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9729 are as follows:
1, 3, 9, 23, 47, 69, 141, 207, 423, 1081, 3243, 9729
Therefore, since 9729 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9729 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9730 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9729 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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