To determine if 6556 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6556.
If the factors of 6556 are only 6556 and 1, then we know that 6556 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6556 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6556 is only divisible by 1 and 6556, then it is a prime number, and if 6556 is divisible by more than 6556 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6556 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 149, 298, 596, 1639, 3278, 6556
Therefore, since 6556 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6556 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6557 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6556 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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