To determine if 6346 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6346.
If the factors of 6346 are only 6346 and 1, then we know that 6346 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6346 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6346 is only divisible by 1 and 6346, then it is a prime number, and if 6346 is divisible by more than 6346 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6346 are as follows:
1, 2, 19, 38, 167, 334, 3173, 6346
Therefore, since 6346 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6346 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6347 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6346 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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