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Why are prime numbers special?

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Prime numbers are numbers that can only be divided by 1 and itself without decimals.

But non-primes are called composite numbers. FUN FACT: 0 and 1 are neither prime nor composite. And 2 is the only EVENPrime number.

Examples: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29

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