To determine if 6372 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6372.
If the factors of 6372 are only 6372 and 1, then we know that 6372 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6372 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6372 is only divisible by 1 and 6372, then it is a prime number, and if 6372 is divisible by more than 6372 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6372 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 59, 108, 118, 177, 236, 354, 531, 708, 1062, 1593, 2124, 3186, 6372
Therefore, since 6372 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6372 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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