To determine if 9860 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9860.
If the factors of 9860 are only 9860 and 1, then we know that 9860 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9860 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9860 is only divisible by 1 and 9860, then it is a prime number, and if 9860 is divisible by more than 9860 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9860 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 17, 20, 29, 34, 58, 68, 85, 116, 145, 170, 290, 340, 493, 580, 986, 1972, 2465, 4930, 9860
Therefore, since 9860 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9860 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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