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Why is 1 included in composite numbers when its neither a prime or composite number?
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Which factor does not appear in the lists of prime and composite numbers?
The number 1 is neither prime nor composite, so it is not included in either list.
Is 1 a prime a composite number or neither?
1 and 0 are neither composite or prime numbers
What numbers are neither prim or composite?
the only number that is neither prime nor composite is 1.
Is 2.25 a prime or composite number?
Neither. Prime number or composite numbers should be whole numbers, not fractions.
Is 17.5 a prime or composite number?
Neither. The concept of prime and composite applies only to positive whole numbers [greater than 1].
Are there any numbers that are neither prime nor composite Explain?
The number 1 is neither composite nor prime.
How can you determine if a number is prime or composite or neither by looking at its factors of the number?
Prime numbers have two factors. Composite numbers have more than two. Numbers with less than two are neither.
What is the number 1 called if it is not a composite or prime number?
There is no name for numbers which are neither prime nor composite.
Is zero a prime composite or a Neither?
0 is neither a prime nor a composite number.
Which is a composite number 5 or 29?
Both of these numbers are prime numbers.
One is neither a prime or composite number then what is it?
There is not a term for such numbers.
Are there any number that are neither prime nor composite?
Yes. All prime numbers and composite numbers are positive integers, or whole counting numbers. That leaves infinitely many numbers that are neither prime nor composite. If you intended to narrow the scope of your question to the whole counting numbers or to the positive integers, then there are NO such numbers that are neither. A counting number, however large, will be either prime or composite.
