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No, 1 is not considered a Prime number. By definition, a prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. Since 1 only has one positive divisor (itself), it does not meet the criteria to be classified as a prime number.

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12y ago

1 was considered a prime number for many years. But there is a problem: any number can be written as the product of its prime factors. E.g. 30 = 2*3*5 (2,3 and 5 being primes). If 1 is a prime, then the prime factorization of 30 could be 2*3*5*1 or even 2*3*5*1*1*1*1.

So mathematicians had to say "primes, but not 1!" all the time.

Therefore 1 is no longer (mostly for practical reasons) considered prime.

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