To determine if 6745 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6745.
If the factors of 6745 are only 6745 and 1, then we know that 6745 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6745 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6745 is only divisible by 1 and 6745, then it is a prime number, and if 6745 is divisible by more than 6745 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6745 are as follows:
1, 5, 19, 71, 95, 355, 1349, 6745
Therefore, since 6745 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6745 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6746 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6745 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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