Question

Is 9 prime, composite, or neither?

prime
composite
neither

Answer 1

9 has the following factors: 1,9,3

Thus, it is composite

Explanation:

Answer 2

A prime number has only itself and 1 as factors
A composite number can be divided evenly by a number that is not itself or 1
Neither would be 1 and negative numbers, as 1 only has one factor (itself) and the terms prime and composite do not include negative numbers.
9 is perfectly divisible by 3 so it is composite.