To determine if 6478 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6478.
If the factors of 6478 are only 6478 and 1, then we know that 6478 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6478 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6478 is only divisible by 1 and 6478, then it is a prime number, and if 6478 is divisible by more than 6478 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6478 are as follows:
1, 2, 41, 79, 82, 158, 3239, 6478
Therefore, since 6478 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6478 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6479 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6478 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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