To determine if 6728 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6728.
If the factors of 6728 are only 6728 and 1, then we know that 6728 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6728 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6728 is only divisible by 1 and 6728, then it is a prime number, and if 6728 is divisible by more than 6728 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6728 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 29, 58, 116, 232, 841, 1682, 3364, 6728
Therefore, since 6728 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6728 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6729 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6728 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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