To determine if 6001 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6001.
If the factors of 6001 are only 6001 and 1, then we know that 6001 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6001 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6001 is only divisible by 1 and 6001, then it is a prime number, and if 6001 is divisible by more than 6001 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6001 are as follows:
1, 17, 353, 6001
Therefore, since 6001 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6001 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
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OK. Now you know that 6001 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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