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Prime numbers are numbers that can only be divided by 1 and itself without decimals.
But non-primes are called composite numbers. FUN FACT: 0 and 1 are neither prime nor composite. And 2 is the only EVENPrime number.
Examples: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29
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What are special prime numbers?
All prime numbers are special numbers because they help us to find the lowest common multiple of numbers and their highest common factor.
What is special about the number 2 for prime numbers and composite numbers?
it is the only even prime number
What is special about multiples of 3?
There prime numbers
What numbers are even prime numbers between100 200?
There are none with the special exception of 2
What is special about prime numbers?
they can only be divided by themselves and the number one. One though is not a prime number
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