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No because as for example 39 is an odd number but it is also a composite number because it has more than two factors and prime numbers have only two factors.

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Q: Are Every odd number is a prime number?
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Is every prime number odd?

Every single prime number Is odd , with the exception of 2 being an even number , but ... Not every single odd number is going to be prime. Example: 9-1,3,9


What is the exception to the rule that every prime number is odd?

2 is the exception to the rule that every prime number is odd


How your prime number are odd or even?

Every prime number is odd except one: the number 2.


Is every odd number greater then one a prime number?

No. The first odd number, counting up from one, that is not a prime number, is 9.


Are all prime numbers also odd numbers?

Yes, every prime number, except for the number 2, is odd.


Which is the smallest co prime number?

2 is the smallest prime number. It is co-prime with every odd number.


Why is every prime number greater than 2 an odd number?

Because every number is either odd or even. Even numbers are divisible by two, which means that (with the exception of 2 itself) they by definition are not prime.


Can you factorise every palindrome with odd number of digits?

No. 101 is prime.


Is every prime number besides 2 an odd nmber?

Yes.


What is an odd number and prime number?

All even numbers are, by definition, multiples of 2 and therefore are not prime. It follows that every prime number (other than 2) is odd as a prime number is defined as one which is not the multiple of any other integers. This is not to say that all odd numbers are prime. Odd and prime: 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19 etc...


Why is every prime number greater then 2 an odd number?

Because if they were even they would be a multiple of 2 and thus not prime.


Why is every odd number greater than 1 not prime?

That's not true.