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If the number is divisible by any number and the quotient comes out to a whole number, then that number is composite. The number is prime when divided by a number, the answer is a decimal, then the number is prime.
A Prime number has exactly two factors, 1 and the number itself. Any number having more factors is a composite number.
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Determine if the number 79 is Prime or Composite?
It is a prime.
Determine if the given number is prime if the number is composite write it has a prime factor 295?
295 is composite - 5 x 59.
How do divisibility ryles help you to determine if a number is prime or composite?
If a number is divisible by 3 or more numbers than that number is composite, if not than it is prime.
How do you figure out a composite number?
A number can be factored to determine whether it is prime or composite. A prime number has exactly 2 factors, 1 and the number itself. A composite number has more than two factors.
How can a factor tree help you determine if a number is prime or composite?
Prime numbers don't have factor trees. So if you can create a tree, your number's composite.
