To determine if 6138 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6138.
If the factors of 6138 are only 6138 and 1, then we know that 6138 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6138 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6138 is only divisible by 1 and 6138, then it is a prime number, and if 6138 is divisible by more than 6138 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6138 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 31, 33, 62, 66, 93, 99, 186, 198, 279, 341, 558, 682, 1023, 2046, 3069, 6138
Therefore, since 6138 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6138 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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OK. Now you know that 6138 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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