To determine if 6422 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6422.
If the factors of 6422 are only 6422 and 1, then we know that 6422 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6422 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6422 is only divisible by 1 and 6422, then it is a prime number, and if 6422 is divisible by more than 6422 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6422 are as follows:
1, 2, 13, 19, 26, 38, 169, 247, 338, 494, 3211, 6422
Therefore, since 6422 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6422 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6423 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6422 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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