Only two numbers fit that category: zero and one.
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Prime numbers have two factors; composite numbers have more than two factors. 1 and 0 are neither.
Prime numbers have two factors. Composite have more than two. Neither (one and zero) have less than two.
A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1 and 0. 1 and 0 are neither prime, nor composite.
1 is neither a prime or composite number
the number 1 is a special number. The number 1 is a confusing number to deal with, but it is called a special number.Example: Is 1 prime or composite? It is neither.