To determine if 6842 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6842.
If the factors of 6842 are only 6842 and 1, then we know that 6842 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6842 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6842 is only divisible by 1 and 6842, then it is a prime number, and if 6842 is divisible by more than 6842 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6842 are as follows:
1, 2, 11, 22, 311, 622, 3421, 6842
Therefore, since 6842 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6842 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6843 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6842 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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