To determine if 6856 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6856.
If the factors of 6856 are only 6856 and 1, then we know that 6856 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6856 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6856 is only divisible by 1 and 6856, then it is a prime number, and if 6856 is divisible by more than 6856 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6856 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 857, 1714, 3428, 6856
Therefore, since 6856 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6856 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6857 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6856 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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