To determine if 6579 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6579.
If the factors of 6579 are only 6579 and 1, then we know that 6579 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6579 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6579 is only divisible by 1 and 6579, then it is a prime number, and if 6579 is divisible by more than 6579 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6579 are as follows:
1, 3, 9, 17, 43, 51, 129, 153, 387, 731, 2193, 6579
Therefore, since 6579 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6579 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6580 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6579 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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