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The answer is 'no', so there isn't any 'why'.
As a matter of fact, every EVEN number except 2 is composite,
and every Prime number bigger than 2 is odd..
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Julia says that prime numbers have to be odd and composite numbers have to be even. is she correct explain how you know?
Julia is incorrect. 2 is an even prime number and 9 is an odd composite number.
List all the odd composite numbers?
there are infinity odd composite numbers
What are the composite odd numbers with factors?
It is impossible to list the infinite number of composite odd numbers.
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