6938

6938 is a natural number that follows 6937 and precedes 6939. It is an even, composite number with prime factorization 2 × 3469, meaning it is a semiprime (the product of two primes) and not a prime or a prime power.

In terms of arithmetic properties, 6938 is divisible by 2 but not by 3 or 5. The sum of its digits is 6 + 9 + 3 + 8 = 26, giving a digital root of 8. The positive divisors of 6938 are 1, 2, 3469, and 6938; thus the sum of all divisors is 1 + 2 + 3469 + 6938 = 10410, and the sum of proper divisors is 3472, which shows it is not a perfect number.

6938 has several standard base representations. In binary it is 1101100011010_2. In octal it is 15432_8. In hexadecimal it is 1B1A_16. In base-12 it equals 4022_12.

Beyond pure mathematics, 6938 may appear as a catalog or model number, an identifier, or an index in various systems where numbers are used to designate items. Without additional context, its meaning remains simply that of the integer 6938.