9673

9673 is a natural number that follows 9672 and precedes 9674. It is an odd semiprime, meaning it is the product of two prime numbers.

Its prime factorization is 17 × 569, with 569 a prime number. Therefore the positive divisors of 9673 are 1, 17, 569, and 9673. As a result, 9673 is not prime and has exactly four divisors.

In different numeral systems, 9673 can be written as follows: in binary it is 10010111001001, in octal 22711, and in hexadecimal 25C9. In scientific notation, it is 9.673 × 10^3. Prime factorization also confirms its status as a semiprime, a class of numbers that have exactly two prime factors counting multiplicity.

From modular arithmetic, 9673 ≡ 1 (mod 3) since the sum of its digits is 25. It is also 1 (mod 8) because the last three digits form 673, which is congruent to 1 modulo 8. The number is not a perfect square, as its square root lies between 98 and 99.

Applications of 9673 in a general sense are typical of semiprimes used in educational contexts to illustrate factorization properties, divisibility, and base conversions. There are no widely known cultural or historical associations specific to this number.