To determine if 9740 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9740.
If the factors of 9740 are only 9740 and 1, then we know that 9740 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9740 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9740 is only divisible by 1 and 9740, then it is a prime number, and if 9740 is divisible by more than 9740 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9740 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 487, 974, 1948, 2435, 4870, 9740
Therefore, since 9740 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9740 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9741 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9740 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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