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No, 1 isn't composite or prime.
For a number to be prime, it should only have exactly two factors, 1 and itself.
For a number to be composite, it should have two or more factors.
1 only has one factor: itself, which is why 1 is not a prime or composite number.
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Which counting number is not a prime number or a composite number?
None, everything is either prime or composite.
Can a number be a prime and a composite?
No, because it's either a prime number or a composite number.
Are all prime numbers composite no?
Every positive integer greater than 1 is either prime or composite.
Is every number either prime or composite?
No. It IS true that every whole number is either prime or composite. But there are numbers that are not whole numbers, such as 2.5, which are neither prime nor composite.
Which number is not a prime or a composite number 21 15 8 and 1?
1 is not composite or prime.
Is any whole number is either prime or composite?
No
What is the definition of prime composite?
A prime number is a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself. A composite number is a positive integer which has a positive divisor other than one or itself.
Which number is not a composite number 13-63-61 or 31?
13 prime 63 composite 61 prime 31 prime Well the question should have been either, Which one of these numbers is not a composite number? Or, Which one of these numbers is not a prime number?
How do you get prime and composite?
Every natural number above one is either prime or composite, if it is prime, its only factors are itself and 1, if it is composite it has additional factors beyond that.
How is a prime number different from the factors?
A prime number has only two factors, one and the number itself. A composite number has more than two factors. Factors can be either prime or composite.
If a number is not a prime number what is it?
A positive whole number that is not prime is either unity (1) or composite. A composite number has smaller prime numbers as its factors; for example, 6 = 2 x 3.
What are all the prime composite numbers?
There is no prime composite number; an integer greater than 2 can be either prime or composite, but not both. Nor can you list all the prime number and all the composite numbers: you have infinite sets in both cases.
