To determine if 6844 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6844.
If the factors of 6844 are only 6844 and 1, then we know that 6844 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6844 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6844 is only divisible by 1 and 6844, then it is a prime number, and if 6844 is divisible by more than 6844 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6844 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 59, 116, 118, 236, 1711, 3422, 6844
Therefore, since 6844 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6844 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6845 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6844 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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