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The number is ' 2 '. Its factors are 1 and 2.
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Is a composite number a number that has only two multiples?
No, prime numbers have only two factors: 1 and itself. Composite numbers have at least 3 factors.
How many factors does every natural number greater then 1 had at least?
2 factors, but a prime number has only two factors (itself and one). Note that 1 is not considered to be a prime number.
What is the highest number less than 100 with the least factors?
It is 97 which has only two factors because it is a prime number
Do only prime numbers have 2 factors?
Every number has at least two factors . . . itself, and the number ' 1 ' .If those are the only factors it has, and no others, then it's a prime number.
What is the greatest two digit number with the least number of factors?
97 has two factors.
What are numbers called with only one factor?
The only number with a single factor is ' 1 '. Every other number has at least two factors: ' 1 ' and itself. A number with only those two factors and no others is called a "prime" number.
What is it called when a number only has two factors?
A number that has only two factors is called a prime. The only factors of a prime are 1 and the number itself.
Why is 52 A composite number?
52 is a composite number because it has factors in addition to (52 & 1). If a number has only the two factors (itself and 1) then it is prime. Every whole number greater than 1 will have at least those two factors. The number 1 has only one factor (1). Numbers that have more than two factors are called composite numbers.
Is 29 composite number?
It is not a composite number. A prime number is a number with two and only two factors: 1 (also known as unity) and itself. A composite number is a number with more than two factors; in other words, it has at least one factor besides 1 and itself. The only factors of 29 are 1 and 29, so it is a prime number.
Differentiate prime numbers and composite numbers?
A prime number is a whole number that has only two distinct factors: 1 and the number itself. A composite number has at least three distinct factors.
Do all even numbers have two factors and why?
Every number except the number 1 has at least two factors, 1 and the number itself. Prime numbers have exactly two factors and composite numbers have more than two factors. All even numbers except the number 2 are composite numbers and have more than two factors. The number 2 is prime and its only factors are 1 and 2.
A number with only two factors 1 and itself?
A number with only two factors, 1 and itself, is a prime number.
