Because every number is either odd or even.
Even numbers are divisible by two, which means that (with the exception of 2 itself) they by definition are not prime.
No. Odd numbers can be greater than, smaller than, or equal to prime numbers.
All prime numbers other than 2 are odd numbers. 2 is the only even prime number.
That's not true.
odd
No
No. Odd numbers can be greater than, smaller than, or equal to prime numbers.
All prime numbers other than 2 are odd numbers. 2 is the only even prime number.
That's not true.
All prime numbers greater than 2 are odd numbers. The sum of any two odd numbers is always an even number, and no even number greater than 2 is a prime.
No, says the number 9.
odd
An even number because every prime number gretaer than 2 is odd.
3, 5, or 7
No. The first odd number, counting up from one, that is not a prime number, is 9.
Because every number is either odd or even. Even numbers are divisible by two, which means that (with the exception of 2 itself) they by definition are not prime.
No
Any prime number greater than 10 is an odd number but cannot end in 5 as this makes it divisible by 5. Therefore the ones digit of any prime number greater than 10 must be 1, 3, 7 or 9.