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Is every natural number either prime or composite?
In all but one case. Literally, The number "one" is neither prime nor 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 o a prime or composite number?
0 is neither a prime or a composite number. It can not be divided by any number, so it would be difficult to classify it as prime or composite. 0 and 1 are the only numbers that are not prime and are not composite.
What is a composite or prime number?
A prime number is a natural number greater than one that can only be divided evenly by itself and 1. A composite number is the opposite of a prime number. By definition, every natural number greater than one is either prime or composite.
Is 37 a prime or coposite number why?
37 is a prime number only 1 multiplied by 37 will get you 37.
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.
How do you get prime and composite?
Every natural number above one is either prime or composite, if it is prime, its only factors are itself and 1, if it is composite it has additional factors beyond that.
If a natural number is not a composite number then it is a prime number why?
A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1 and 0. 1 and 0 are neither prime, nor composite.
How is number 1 special?
It is the only Natural which is neither Prime nor Composite.
Is 4 a composite number or prime number?
It's neither of them because -4 is not a natural number and prime or composite numbers are a subset of natural numbers i.e. only natural numbers can be classified as prime or composite numbers.
Can a composite number have exzactly 2 factors?
No. The definition of a composite number is a natural number that isn't prime (or 1). The definition of a prime number is one with only 2 factors (itself and 1).
Is 432 composite or a prime number?
Composite (the only even number that is prime is2).
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.
Math trivia for number one?
name the only natural number that is neither prime nor composite? Answer is ONE
What is the only counting number that is not prime nor composite?
ANSWER: 1 is the only counting number that is not prime nor composite.
Why should all the numbers be prime or composite?
Not all numbers are either prime or composite. The number 1/2 is neither prime nor composite. If you are referring only to the natural or counting numbers, note that every natural number is equal to the product of itself and 1 so each number has at least one divisor, itself. If it has no more divisors, then it is prime. If it has more than itself as a divisor, then it is composite.
Is 61 composite or prime explain?
61 is a prime number
