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The first odd Prime number is 3, not 1, because 1 has only 1 factor, 1, while prime numbers must have 2 factors, 1 and itself.
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Is every odd number greater then one a prime number?
No. The first odd number, counting up from one, that is not a prime number, is 9.
What is the least odd prime number?
3 is the smallest odd prime number.
Which is the smallest odd prime number?
3 is the smallest odd prime number.
Is a prime number odd?
All prime numbers are odd except one prime number and that is 2.
Is a prime number always an odd number?
Except for 2 all other prime numbers are odd. Otherwise, they would be divisible by 2 (and thus not a prime number). This does NOT mean that all odd numbers are prime, but that all prime numbers (aside from 2) are odd.
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