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A Prime number can be divided only by 1 and itself. The number 2 is divisible only by 1 and 2, therefore it is a prime number.
A prime number can be divided only by 1 and itself. The number 2 is divisible only by 1 and 2, therefore it is a prime number.

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2 is prime because it only has two (2) factors: 1 and itself. It's the smallest prime number and the only prime number that is even.
Two is actually a prime number. Here are the definitions of prime number and composite number by Merriam-Webster.com: Prime number - any integer other than 0 or 1 that is not divisible without remainder by any other integers except 1 and the integer itself. Composite number - factorable into two or more prime factors other than 1 and itself. Two, since it is only divisible by one and itself, is considered a prime number. It is the only even prime number (because every other even number is divisible by two).

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Prime by the definition that prime numbers can only be divided by 1 and itself.

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2 is a prime number because it has only two factors which are itself and one

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It is a pime number because it has only two factors which are itself and one also 2 is the only even prime number

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Two is prime. It is the only even number that is prime.

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2 is a prime number.

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