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Do you need to list every factor of a number to tell if it is prime or composite?
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∙ 8y ago
No. As soon as you have more than two, it's composite.
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What is a composite factor?
A composite factor is a factor that is a composite number, as opposed to a prime factor which is a factor that is a prime number.
Does every composite number have a least one factor that is a prime number?
Yes.
What is composite factors?
A composite factor is a factor that is a composite number, as opposed to a prime factor which is a factor that is a prime number.
Does every composite number only have two prime factors?
no, because a composite number can be found by multiplying three prime numbers. 3*2*5 = 30, and 30 is a composite number and also has 3 prime factors. Every prime number has 1 prime factor by the way, itself. 1 is neither prime nor composite.
What is a composite number into a prime factor?
It is another composite number.
Is160 a prime factor or composite factor?
Since 160 is a composite number, it would be a composite factor.
Is 71 a prime or composite factor?
It is a prime number.
Is 12 a prime factor?
12 is a composite number, not a prime factor.
What is a prime factor and a composite number?
A prime factor of a number is a prime number that evenly divides the number. A composite number is a number having more factors than just 1 and itself.
Is the number 30 a prime factor?
No. The number 30 is composite and so it cannot be a prime factor.
What is the prime or composite number for 24?
24 is composite.
Which number is a prime factor of the composite number?
11
