To determine if 6972 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 6972.
If the factors of 6972 are only 6972 and 1, then we know that 6972 is a prime number. Otherwise, 6972 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 6972 is only divisible by 1 and 6972, then it is a prime number, and if 6972 is divisible by more than 6972 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 6972 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 83, 84, 166, 249, 332, 498, 581, 996, 1162, 1743, 2324, 3486, 6972
Therefore, since 6972 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 6972 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 6973 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 6972 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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