To determine if 6472 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6472.
If the factors of 6472 are only 6472 and 1, then we know that 6472 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6472 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6472 is only divisible by 1 and 6472, then it is a prime number, and if 6472 is divisible by more than 6472 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6472 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 809, 1618, 3236, 6472
Therefore, since 6472 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6472 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6473 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6472 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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