Referring to only positive integers, the smallest composite number is 4 (2 x 2). A composite number is any number that is the product of two or more prime numbers.
*Referring to all integers, it would be the negative number -9, (3 x -3), which is the also the arithmetically lowest one-digit number. However, under normal definitions, negative numbers are not considered prime or composite numbers.
No. The number 2 is a prime number. The smallest, positive composite number is 4.
4, which is the square of the prime number 2, is the smallest composite number.
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It is: 4
If it is a composite number, it is divisible by at least one prime number.
It is: 2
No. The number 2 is a prime number. The smallest, positive composite number is 4.
4, which is the square of the prime number 2, is the smallest composite number.
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The least 1 digit number that is composite is 4. It is because all numbers before that are prime.
4 is the smallest composite number and it is not divisible by the two given numbers.
4 is the smallest positive composite number
Ah, what a lovely question! The smallest composite number is 4. You see, composite numbers are numbers that have more than two factors, and 4 can be divided by 1, 2, and 4. It may be small, but it plays an important role in the world of numbers.
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The smallest number that is both odd and composite is 9, which is divisible by 3. The odd numbers are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, ..., and 1, 3, 5, and 7 are all prime. It is 9 that is the smallest odd composite number.