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People often refer to prime numbers as having only two factors, one and the number itself. That's whatever number you are trying to find out if it's prime or composite.

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Composite relatively prime numbers mean?

Relatively prime numbers share no common factors other than 1.


What does prime composite mean?

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


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 are the composite numbers between 3674402385 to the next composite numbers?

If you mean: 36 74 40 23 and 85 then they are all composite numbers except for 23 which is a prime number because it has only two factors which are itself and one


What does prime and composite mean?

When referring to positive integers, prime means having only two factors and composite means having more than two.


What does prime or composite mean?

Prime designates numbers with exactly two factors. Composite designates numbers with more than two factors.


Is true that two composite numbers are relatively prime?

No it does not mean that.


What is mean by prime numbers?

A prime number is a positive integer that has only two factors: one and itself. A composite number is a positive integer that has more than two factors.


What does it mean when a number is prime or composite?

When referring to positive integers, prime means having only two factors and composite means having more than two.


What does prime mean in relation to math?

A prime number is a number that can only be equally divided by 2 integers, 1 and itself. By this deffinition 1 is not a prime number, however it is not composite either.


What do composite numbers mean?

A composite number is a positive integer that has a positive divisor other than one or itself. In other words a composite number is any positive integer greater than one that is not a prime number.


What other numbers besides 1-100 are prime?

101