17 is a Prime number. 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.
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17 is a prime.
17 is prime.
It is 1 that is neither a prime or a composite number The number 1 is neither prime nor composite.
ANSWER: One is neither prime nor composite.
It is neither. The concept of prime or composite is relevant for whole numbers greater than 1.