A Prime number is a positive integer with two factors: one and the number itself.
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wow. no its not a prime number , its even for a start meaning its not prime , and it has many factors , 1,2,4,8 ...
A prime number is a positive integer that has only two factors: one and itself. A composite number is a positive integer that has more than two factors.
A composte number has more than two factors whereas a prime number has only two factors
Why isn't 1 the lowest prime number?The definition of a prime number is: A number whose only factors are 1 and itself. Therefore meaning, 1 isn't a prime number because 1 and itself is the same number. Which makes, 2 the lowest prime number.