To determine if 6000 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6000.
If the factors of 6000 are only 6000 and 1, then we know that 6000 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6000 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6000 is only divisible by 1 and 6000, then it is a prime number, and if 6000 is divisible by more than 6000 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6000 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 25, 30, 40, 48, 50, 60, 75, 80, 100, 120, 125, 150, 200, 240, 250, 300, 375, 400, 500, 600, 750, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000, 3000, 6000
Therefore, since 6000 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6000 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6001 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6000 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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