One is neither a prime nor a composite number. A Prime number is one with exactly two positive divisors, itself and one. One has only one positive divisor which is itself so it is not prime. Furthermore, it cannot be written as a product of two factors, neither of which is itself. This tells us that one is also not composite. The other number which is neither prime not composite is Zero which has an infinite number of divisors since any nonzero whole number divides zero. Zero cannot be be written as a product of two factors, neither of which is itself, so zero is also not composite.
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Neither. The concept of prime and composite applies only to positive whole numbers [greater than 1].
One is neither a prime nor a composite number. A prime number is one with exactly two positive divisors, itself and one. One has only one positive divisor which is itself so it is not prime. Furthermore, it cannot be written as a product of two factors, neither of which is itself. This tells us that one is also not composite. The other number which is neither prime not composite is Zero which has an infinite number of divisors since any nonzero whole number divides zero. Zero cannot be be written as a product of two factors, neither of which is itself, so zero is also not composite.
The integer 1 is a whole number that is neither a prime or a composite number because it has only one factor which is itself.
15 is a composite number because it has more than two factors. Its factors are 1, 3, 5, and 15.15 is a composite number as it is divisible by 1, 3, 5 and 15.composite. 3*5=1515 is a composite number because it has more than 2 factors
29 is by definition a prime, as it has only two factors: one and itself. This can be easily confirmed by dividing 29 over any other whole number; the result will never be a whole number.29 is a Prime Number29 is prime not compositePrime.