Explore the curious properties of number 6, an even composite number composed of two distinct primes. Includes mathematical info, prime factorization, divisors, bases and much more!
The number six is a natural number that comes right after five and just before seven. In Roman numerals, you write it as VI. Six is also known as the first perfect number. This means that if you add up all the numbers that divide evenly into six (which are 1, 2, and 3), they equal six itself (1 + 2 + 3 = 6). The next perfect number is 28.