To determine if 6923 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6923.
If the factors of 6923 are only 6923 and 1, then we know that 6923 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6923 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6923 is only divisible by 1 and 6923, then it is a prime number, and if 6923 is divisible by more than 6923 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6923 are as follows:
1, 7, 23, 43, 161, 301, 989, 6923
Therefore, since 6923 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6923 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6924 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6923 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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