To determine if 9731 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9731.
If the factors of 9731 are only 9731 and 1, then we know that 9731 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9731 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9731 is only divisible by 1 and 9731, then it is a prime number, and if 9731 is divisible by more than 9731 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9731 are as follows:
1, 37, 263, 9731
Therefore, since 9731 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9731 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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