To determine if 6766 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6766.
If the factors of 6766 are only 6766 and 1, then we know that 6766 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6766 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6766 is only divisible by 1 and 6766, then it is a prime number, and if 6766 is divisible by more than 6766 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6766 are as follows:
1, 2, 17, 34, 199, 398, 3383, 6766
Therefore, since 6766 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6766 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6767 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6766 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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