To determine if 9738 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9738.
If the factors of 9738 are only 9738 and 1, then we know that 9738 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9738 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9738 is only divisible by 1 and 9738, then it is a prime number, and if 9738 is divisible by more than 9738 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9738 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 541, 1082, 1623, 3246, 4869, 9738
Therefore, since 9738 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9738 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9739 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9738 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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