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The only counting number that is not prime or composite?

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Do you need to know all of the factors of a number in order to determine if it prime or composite?

All natural numbers (counting numbers) greater than one are either prime or composite. If divisible by only one and the number itself, it is prime; if divisible by other natural numbers, then is composite. One is the only natural number that is neither prime nor composite.


Is 432 composite or a prime number?

Composite (the only even number that is prime is2).


What is the name of a composite number with only 1 prime factor?

Squares (or cubes or more) of prime numbers have one distinct prime factor, but if you're counting them individually, all composite numbers have at least two prime factors.


What do i prime and composite?

ok well i am in prime and composite in math class and this is how: If the number is a prime then it can only have 2 factors. If it has 3 or more it is a composite number. Say 25 has a lot of factors so it is a composite number. And if 1 has only 1 factor then it is a prime number. And there you have prime and composite.


Is 15 prime or composite?

15 is a composite number because it has more than two factors. Its factors are 1, 3, 5, and 15.15 is a composite number as it is divisible by 1, 3, 5 and 15.composite. 3*5=1515 is a composite number because it has more than 2 factors


Is the number 5 both prime and composite?

No. There cannot be any number that is both prime and composite.


Is 1 a composite number even though it is neither a prime or composite number?

the number "1" is neither prime or composite the only number that go into "1" is 1. A prime number is a number that only has 2 factors.And a composite number has 3 or more factors.


Can a even number be a prime or composite number?

The only prime even number is 2. All the rest are composite.


Is 19 prime composite or neither?

Yes 19 is prime. Prime is when the number only has two factors. One and itself. A compostie number is a number that has more than two factors. The only number that is not prime or composite is 1. One is a special number. It is the only number that isn't prime or composite.


Is 19 a prime number a composite number or neither?

19 is prime the only numebr that is neither prime or composite is 1


Is 3179 a prime number or a composite number?

3179 is not a prime number; it is a composite number. A prime is a number that can only be divided by itself and 1. In this case, 3179 is divisible by 11; hence, a composite number, not a prime number.