Is 6742 a prime number?
No, 6742 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 2: 6742 = 2 × 3371.
Is 6742 prime?
Pick any whole number from 1 to 10,000.
How to work it out
- 1
A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and itself.
- 2
It is enough to test the primes up to √6742 ≈ 82.11. If none of them divides 6742, it is prime.
- 3
2 divides 6742 exactly, so it is not prime. Its prime factorisation is
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 6742 = 2 \times 3371 \]
Testing 6742 by the primes up to its square root
| Prime | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6742 ÷ 2 | divides exactly (3371) |
| 3 | 6742 ÷ 3 | leaves 1 |
| 5 | 6742 ÷ 5 | leaves 2 |
| 7 | 6742 ÷ 7 | leaves 1 |
| 11 | 6742 ÷ 11 | leaves 10 |
| 13 | 6742 ÷ 13 | leaves 8 |
| 17 | 6742 ÷ 17 | leaves 10 |
| 19 | 6742 ÷ 19 | leaves 16 |
| 23 | 6742 ÷ 23 | leaves 3 |
| 29 | 6742 ÷ 29 | leaves 14 |
| 31 | 6742 ÷ 31 | leaves 15 |
| 37 | 6742 ÷ 37 | leaves 8 |
Questions
Is 6742 a prime number?
No, 6742 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 2: 6742 = 2 × 3371.
What is the next prime after 6742?
6761.
What is the prime number before 6742?
6737.
What are the factors of 6742?
1, 2, 3371, 6742.