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One is not a Prime number. A prime number, by definition, is a number that is only divisible by two numbers: one and itself. One is divisible by only one number, one, and therefore is not a prime number.
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Is the number one a prime factor?
No 1 it is not a prime number. The definition of a prime number is that it can only have factors of one and itself. Since one already has one then it can not be a prime number.
What is one if it is not a prime number?
one is in fact a prime number.
What is the one prime even number?
2 is one prime even number.
Why prime number prime?
A prime number is a number that has only two factors which are itself and one
Why isn't one a prime number prime number?
one is not a prime number because one isn't divisible by 2 diffrent numbers it is only divisible by one number one which is itself
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