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It is called a "unit".
Note: by definition, 1 can not be prime because all prime numbers are divisible by exactly 1 AND itself, with the AND inferring that there is a second factor. therefore all prime numbers have exactly 2 factors, 1 AND itself.
1 is the multiplicative identity
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What is you called when the prime factorization of a number is 1 and itself?
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.1 is not prime, since a prime has exactly two positive divisors.1 is not composite since it cannot be written as the product of primes.The number 1 is not called a prime OR composite number. It is called a f*cking UNIT !
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a number with only 2 factors (1 and itself ) is called a prime number
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