To determine if 9730 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9730.
If the factors of 9730 are only 9730 and 1, then we know that 9730 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9730 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9730 is only divisible by 1 and 9730, then it is a prime number, and if 9730 is divisible by more than 9730 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9730 are as follows:
1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 70, 139, 278, 695, 973, 1390, 1946, 4865, 9730
Therefore, since 9730 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9730 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9731 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9730 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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