To determine if 6738 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6738.
If the factors of 6738 are only 6738 and 1, then we know that 6738 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6738 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6738 is only divisible by 1 and 6738, then it is a prime number, and if 6738 is divisible by more than 6738 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6738 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 1123, 2246, 3369, 6738
Therefore, since 6738 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6738 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6739 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6738 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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