To determine if 6724 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6724.
If the factors of 6724 are only 6724 and 1, then we know that 6724 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6724 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6724 is only divisible by 1 and 6724, then it is a prime number, and if 6724 is divisible by more than 6724 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6724 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 41, 82, 164, 1681, 3362, 6724
Therefore, since 6724 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6724 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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OK. Now you know that 6724 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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