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It must have at least one more factor in addition to '1' and itself.

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Q: What must be true for a number to be described as composite?
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Which statement is true a.twenty-nine is a composite number b.thirty-one is a composite number c.fifty-one is a composite number d.fifty-one is a composite number?

Your options C and D are the same, but it is true that 51 is a composite number.


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