Is 9742 a prime number?
No, 9742 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 2: 9742 = 2 × 4871.
Is 9742 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 √9742 ≈ 98.70. If none of them divides 9742, it is prime.
- 3
2 divides 9742 exactly, so it is not prime. Its prime factorisation is
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 9742 = 2 \times 4871 \]
Testing 9742 by the primes up to its square root
| Prime | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 9742 ÷ 2 | divides exactly (4871) |
| 3 | 9742 ÷ 3 | leaves 1 |
| 5 | 9742 ÷ 5 | leaves 2 |
| 7 | 9742 ÷ 7 | leaves 5 |
| 11 | 9742 ÷ 11 | leaves 7 |
| 13 | 9742 ÷ 13 | leaves 5 |
| 17 | 9742 ÷ 17 | leaves 1 |
| 19 | 9742 ÷ 19 | leaves 14 |
| 23 | 9742 ÷ 23 | leaves 13 |
| 29 | 9742 ÷ 29 | leaves 27 |
| 31 | 9742 ÷ 31 | leaves 8 |
| 37 | 9742 ÷ 37 | leaves 11 |
Questions
Is 9742 a prime number?
No, 9742 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 2: 9742 = 2 × 4871.
What is the next prime after 9742?
9743.
What is the prime number before 9742?
9739.
What are the factors of 9742?
1, 2, 4871, 9742.