To determine if 6692 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6692.
If the factors of 6692 are only 6692 and 1, then we know that 6692 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6692 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6692 is only divisible by 1 and 6692, then it is a prime number, and if 6692 is divisible by more than 6692 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6692 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 239, 478, 956, 1673, 3346, 6692
Therefore, since 6692 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6692 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6693 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6692 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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