answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

A Prime number has only two factors which are itself and one whereas a composite number has more than two factors.

Note that 1 is neither a prime or a composite number.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Joshitha

Lvl 2
2y ago

Even number

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is the predecessor of prime number?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What are 3 world facts about 13?

It is the successor to the integer 12.It is the predecessor to 14. It is a prime number.


Which whole number has no predecessor and which natural number has no predecessor?

There is no whole number without a predecessor. According to Peano's axioms, the number natural 0 has no predecessor.


Does each natural number have a predecessor?

No. 1 does not have a predecessor: 0 is not a natural number.


What is the predecessor of the smallest 4 digit number?

Predecessor of a number is obtained by subtracting 1 from it. The smallest 4 digit number is 1000 and its predecessor is 1000 - 1 = 999.


What is the difference between predecessor and successor when drawing activity on arrow in it project management?

Successor is the number that comes just after a particular number is called its successor.Ex: Successor of 823 is 824 , Successor of 3424 is 3425Predecessor is the number that comes just before a particular number is called its predecessor.Ex: 999 is the predecessor of 1000, 2367 is the predecessor of 2368Some more Example on Successor areSuccessor of 589 is 5903724 is 37255099 is 51007009 is 70104836 is 48376149 is 6150Some more examples on predecessor are495 is predecessor of 496999 is predecessor of 10007054 is predecessor of 70556825 is predecessor of 68263209 is predecessor of 32109998 is predecessor of 9999


Does natural number 1 have a predecessor?

Yes, the number zero. Currently, the natural numbers are normally taken to start with zero, not with one (this was not always so). The number zero has no predecessor in the set of natural numbers. In the set of integers, however, every number has a predecessor and a successor.


Who was Stephen Harper's predecessor?

Paul Martin was the Prime Minister before Stephen Harper became Prime Minister.


What is the meaning of predecessor in numerals?

a thing that has been followed or replaced by another: 2 is the predecessor of 3


Does each whole number has a predecessor?

Yes it does.


Which has any natural number that has no predecessor?

So basically if your questions says 'What natural number has no predecessor ' it will be 1 because behind one is 0 which is a whole number but not a natural number .So the answer will be 1.


What is the predecessor of the greatest 4 digit number?

If you mean as an integer then 9998 precedes 9999


What is predecessor of smallest 2 digit number?

9