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No it is not. 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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Q: Is it true that all whole numbers are prime or composite?
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Is every number either prime or composite?

No. It IS true that every whole number is either prime or composite. But there are numbers that are not whole numbers, such as 2.5, which are neither prime nor composite.


Is it true that prime numbers have to be prime and composite?

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Is it true or false prime factorization renames a composite number as the product of prime factors?

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Is it true or false that two composite numbers are relatively prime and explain?

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Is it true or false that all numbers with a 0 in the ones' place are composite numbers?

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