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1 is neither prime nor a composite number.The number one (1).
Neither. The concept of prime and composite applies only to positive whole numbers [greater than 1].
A composite number has more than two positive integer factors. A prime number has exactly two positive integer factors. 0 is therefore neither prime nor composite. It is not "composed" of any factors.Zero (0) is neither composite nor prime.
Neither. The characteristic of being prime or composite is defined for positive integers that are greater than or equal to 2.
Since 196 is a positive even integer it is a composite number.
It is 1 that is neither a prime or a composite number The number 1 is neither prime nor composite.
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The number 1 is not composite, or prime. The number 1 has one positive integer factor. A composite number has more than two positive integer factors, while a prime number has two positive integer factors. Therefore, the number 1 is neither prime nor composite.
The number 1 is neither a prime nor a composite number.
1 is neither prime or composite, and is the only one that is positive. The term for one is something like the identity element.
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The whole numbers that are neither prime nor composite are 0 and 1. A prime number has exactly two distinct positive divisors (1 and itself), while a composite number has more than two positive divisors. Since 0 does not fit either definition and 1 has only one positive divisor (itself), they are classified as neither prime nor composite.