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How would you describe the difference between a prime number and a composite number?
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A Prime number has only 2 divisors, 1 and itself. Any number with more than two divisors is a composite number. Composite numbers are made up of primes. Because of that, we can think of primes as the building blocks of composite numbers - just as we think of letters as the building blocks of words. For example, 3 is prime since its only divisors are 1 and 3. Now look at 6; it can be written as 2 x 3 so it has divisors, 1, 2, 3, and 6.
A prime number is a positive integer with two factors: one and the number itself.
A composite number is a positive integer with more than two factors.
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What is a difference between a composite number and a prime?
The difference is that a prime number only has two factors that's one and itself, a composite has more factors than one and itself.
Is a composite number between 20 and 40?
the composite number is 23
What is a composite number between 20 and 40?
the composite number is 23
What is the largest composite number between 1 and 60?
As an even number, the largest composite number between 1 and 60 is 60.
Name the largest composite number between 1 and 60?
The largest composite number between 1 and 60 (inclusive) is 60. The largest composite number between 1 and 60 (exclusive) is 58.
How do you describe a composite number?
You describe a composite number by saying... A composite number is a number that has more factors than itself and 1.
What is a difference between a composite number and a prime?
The difference is that a prime number only has two factors that's one and itself, a composite has more factors than one and itself.
How can you tell the difference between a prime number and a composite number?
Prime numbers have two factors. Composite numbers have more than two.
What is the difference between the greatest composite number and the greatest prime number below 100?
well it is how the prime you can only multiply it by on and the composite number u can have more pairs of factors hat the composite.
Do twin primes have one composite number between them?
No, twin primes are pairs of prime numbers that have only one number between them which is a composite number. For example, (3, 5) and (11, 13) are twin prime pairs with the composite number 4 and 12 respectively between them.
What is the difference between the greatest composite number and greatest prime number below 100?
It is: 99-97 = 2
What is the difference between two prime numbers is a composite number which could be the prime numbers?
11 and 7 have a difference of 4.
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Is a composite number between 20 and 40?
the composite number is 23
What is the difference between the sum first ten prime number and first ten composite number?
129 - 112 = 17
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