yes. an example would be 1.
Chat with our AI personalities
Because it has more than two factors
No. That isn't possible: A prime number, by definition, has no smaller factors. A square number does have a smaller factor - the number that is squared.
All numbers have factors. Some factors are prime numbers. These are known as prime factors. The set of prime factors is a subset of the set of factors for any given number.
Look at the definition of a prime number. A prime number has no factors, other than 1, or itself.Look at the definition of a prime number. A prime number has no factors, other than 1, or itself.Look at the definition of a prime number. A prime number has no factors, other than 1, or itself.Look at the definition of a prime number. A prime number has no factors, other than 1, or itself.
A prime number only has two factors. If the number you're looking at has more than two factors, it is not prime.