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Are 5 and 8 prime numbers?

Updated: 10/17/2024
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Five is a Prime number because it only has two factors: 5 and 1. Eight has four factors: 1, 2, 4, and 8.
A prime number is only evenly divisible by 1 and itself.

So 5 is a prime number. This is because it is only evenly divisible by (i.e. has factors of) 1 & 5.

8 is not a prime number. It has factors of 1,2,4 & 8.

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