To determine if 6904 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6904.
If the factors of 6904 are only 6904 and 1, then we know that 6904 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6904 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6904 is only divisible by 1 and 6904, then it is a prime number, and if 6904 is divisible by more than 6904 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6904 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 8, 863, 1726, 3452, 6904
Therefore, since 6904 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6904 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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OK. Now you know that 6904 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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