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A Prime number is a positive integer that has exactly two different factors: 1 and itself.
This is why 1 is not a prime number: it has the factors 1 and itself, but they are the same - it does not have exactly two different factors.
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Are there any prime numbers that also square numbers give an example or explain why not.?
Square numbers can't be prime. They have too many factors.
Which of the factors of 36 are prime numbers and explain how you know?
2 and 3 are the prime factors of 36. Of the factors of 36, 2 and 3 are the only prime numbers.
What do you notice when you multiply two prime numbers explain what happen?
The new number has four factors: 1, the two prime numbers and the new product.
Are there any numbers that are neither prime nor composite Explain?
The number 1 is neither composite nor prime.
Are there any prime numbers divisible by two please explain?
Just the number two.
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