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A Prime number is a number with exactly two factors: 1 and itself. 5587 is not a prime number because it has other factors. Its factors are 1, 37, 151, and 5587.
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Why isnt 39 a prime number?
39 is not a prime number because it has four factors: 1,3,13,39 and because prime number are numbers who has 2 factors.
Is infinity a prime or composite?
Infinity is not a number. It cannot be graphed nor placed onto a number line. Infinity is an idea, a prospect. So the answer is "none" since Infinity isnt a number.
What is the smallest number that looks prime but really isnt?
It isn't clear what you mean with "looks like prime". What would your criteria be to "look like a prime"? The first prime numbers are:2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 23, 29, 31 ...Other positive integers (larger than 1) are composite numbers. The number 1 has a special role, as the identity element of multiplication. It is neither a prime number nor a composite number.
What is you called when the prime factorization of a number is 1 and itself?
You is called a prime number!You is called a prime number!You is called a prime number!You is called a prime number!
What is a prime number times a prime number?
A prime number times a prime number is a composite number. Since prime numbers, except for 2, are odd numbers, a prime number times a prime number is usually an odd number. It will only be an even number if one of the prime numbers is 2. A prime number times a prime number will be a number with four factors unless both prime numbers are the same, in which case it will be a square number with only three factors.
