How to do K-Means clustering on data that goes beyond 3 dimensions?

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I have done K-means clustering before but always on datasets that could be plotted in a 2D or 3D space. Right now I have a 35*6 matrix and need to make clusters based on those 6 dimensions. How can I program these clusters and still be able to retrieve the data to know which data point is in which group? Since I don't have any idea how to cluster past these 3 dimensions I don't have written any script yet, that's why I am only looking for some guidance and direction to understand how to do it and begin writing.
Thanks in advance, I really appreciate the help!
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Kelly Kearney
Kelly Kearney on 23 Oct 2021
The process is exactly the same as for 2 or 3 dimensions:
idx = kmeans(rand(35,6), 6);
Visualizing the results may be more complicated...
Pietro Quinzani
Pietro Quinzani on 23 Oct 2021
Edited: Pietro Quinzani on 23 Oct 2021
@Kelly Kearney Oh cool, so it's easier than I thought. I don't really need to visualize it though but how can I track through idx in which group is each data point?

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