All prime numbers are odd numbers. If one were even, it would be divisible by two and would, therefore, not be prime.
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No. All prime numbers except for the number 2 are odd. However, most odd numbers are composite numbers. All even numbers greater than 2 are composite numbers. So, prime numbers do not need to be odd, since one prime number is even. Also, composite numbers do not need to be even.Here are some composite odd numbers:9 = 3 x 333 = 3 x 1175 = 5 x 15
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All prime numbers are odd, exept of the first prime number 2.
The only prime number that's even is 2 the rest are odd but that doesn't mean ALL odd numbers are prime. Many are but not most.