How many legs does a typical apterygote have?

A typical apterygote has six legs.1

The presence of six legs was historically a defining characteristic used to identify true insects and categorize the various groups within the traditional subclass Apterygota, which includes proturans, collembolans, diplurans, and members of the orders Zygentoma and Archaeognatha. While the taxonomic classification of these groups has evolved—with some now considered independent classes rather than true insects—they remain grouped together in discussions due to their shared status as primitive hexapods.12