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256 is not prime. 256 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoAll even numbers are composite numbers because they can all have a factor of two taken out. So 256 is a composite number. It can be factored as 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 or 2^8.
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