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1 is not a Prime number because it can be evenly divided by itself and by 1, the opposite as per the definition of a prime number.
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Why did mathematics decide to not call 1 a prime number?
Because a prime number has two factors whereas 1 has only one factor which is itself
What do you call a number with only 1 prime factor?
a prime number
What do you call a number that is not a prime number?
Composite
What is a composite number that can be exspressed as a product of its?
When a composite number is expressed as the product of its prime factors, we call that the prime factorization.
What do you call a number when it only has 1 factor?
If you mean what do you call a number with only 1 and itself as factors, then it is a prime number.
Why did the mathematicians decide not to call 1 a prime number?
Because as a prime number it is very boring.
Why do you think that the mathematicians decide not to call 1 a prime number?
Because it can be multiplied by any number 1x2=2 1x3=3 x14=4 1x5=5 1x6=6 1x7=7 hope this helped. A prime number is a number that can only be divided by one and itself. A prime number can therefore be divided by two numbers. In the case of the number one it can only be divided by one number.
Why did mathematics decide to not call 1 a prime number?
Because a prime number has two factors whereas 1 has only one factor which is itself
What do mathematicians call pairs of numbers whose GCF is one?
prime. * * * * * WRONG! They are coprime, not prime. GCF(8, 9) is 1 but neither 8 nor 9 is a prime.
What do you call a number with only 1 prime factor?
a prime number
Why do you call a prime number prime?
help please
What do you call a number that is not a prime number?
Composite
What do you call a number with only 2 factors?
you call it a prime number
What do you call a number that isn't a prime number?
composite number
What do you call number that has 1 itself?
prime number
What do you call the number who has two factors?
A prime number.
What do you call a number with 2 multiples?
You call a number with 2 multiples a prime number if you mean like this : 1 and itself. That's the only thing you can do. PRIME NUMBER!
