Is 9704 a prime number?
No, 9704 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 2: 9704 = 2 × 4852.
Is 9704 prime?
Pick any whole number from 1 to 10,000.
How to work it out
- 1
A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and itself.
- 2
It is enough to test the primes up to √9704 ≈ 98.51. If none of them divides 9704, it is prime.
- 3
2 divides 9704 exactly, so it is not prime. Its prime factorisation is
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 9704 = 2^{3} \times 1213 \]Testing 9704 by the primes up to its square root
| Prime | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 9704 ÷ 2 | divides exactly (4852) |
| 3 | 9704 ÷ 3 | leaves 2 |
| 5 | 9704 ÷ 5 | leaves 4 |
| 7 | 9704 ÷ 7 | leaves 2 |
| 11 | 9704 ÷ 11 | leaves 2 |
| 13 | 9704 ÷ 13 | leaves 6 |
| 17 | 9704 ÷ 17 | leaves 14 |
| 19 | 9704 ÷ 19 | leaves 14 |
| 23 | 9704 ÷ 23 | leaves 21 |
| 29 | 9704 ÷ 29 | leaves 18 |
| 31 | 9704 ÷ 31 | leaves 1 |
| 37 | 9704 ÷ 37 | leaves 10 |
Questions
Is 9704 a prime number?
No, 9704 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 2: 9704 = 2 × 4852.
What is the next prime after 9704?
9719.
What is the prime number before 9704?
9697.
What are the factors of 9704?
1, 2, 4, 8, 1213, 2426, 4852, 9704.