To determine if 9968 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 9968.
If the factors of 9968 are only 9968 and 1, then we know that 9968 is a prime number. Otherwise, 9968 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 9968 is only divisible by 1 and 9968, then it is a prime number, and if 9968 is divisible by more than 9968 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 9968 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56, 89, 112, 178, 356, 623, 712, 1246, 1424, 2492, 4984, 9968
Therefore, since 9968 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 9968 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 9969 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 9968 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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