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No a Prime number has only 2 factors which are itself and one but a composite number has more than 2 factors

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What are the prime numbers and conposite?

Prime numbers have only two factors whereas composite numbers have more than two factors


What are not examples of prime numbers?

Numbers that have more than two factors are not prime numbers because prime numbers have only two factors.


What are the properties of the composite numbers?

Composite numbers are said as non-prime numbers. They have more than 2 factors, one of them is non prime.


What is prime and composite numbers mean?

Prime numbers are numbers with only two factors. Composite numbers are numbers with more than two factors.


What makes prime numbers prime?

They have no more than 2 factors.


Why is there more composite numbers than prime numbers?

There are more composite numbers than prime numbers because most numbers have more factors than just 1 and a number itself.


Do large numbers have more prime factors than smaller numbers?

Usually, but not necessarily and not if they're prime. All prime numbers have the same number of factors.


Why are prime numbers not square numbers?

Because square numbers have more than two factors whereas prime numbers have only two factors


Which is prime and which is composite?

Prime numbers have two factors, composite numbers have more than two.


What numbers are prime numbers and what numbers are composite?

Prime numbers have two factors, composite numbers have more than two.


Why prime numbers do not have negetive?

Prime numbers have two factors. Negative numbers, with the exception of negative 1, have more than two factors.


What numbers or prime?

All numbers that only have one and itself as factors are prime. Therefore, to tell if a number is prime simply find it's factors. If it has more than two factors than it is not a prime number.