To determine if 6828 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6828.
If the factors of 6828 are only 6828 and 1, then we know that 6828 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6828 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6828 is only divisible by 1 and 6828, then it is a prime number, and if 6828 is divisible by more than 6828 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6828 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 569, 1138, 1707, 2276, 3414, 6828
Therefore, since 6828 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6828 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6829 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6828 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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