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Because they will have more than two factors.

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Q: Why the multiples of any number other then 1 are not prime numbers?
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Are all multiples of a prime number are prime numbers?

No, multiples of prime numbers are composite.


Why are the multiples of any number other than one not prime numbers?

The multiples of any number cannot be prime numbers because such numbers are the product of at least two numbers. Prime numbers, but definition, cannot be cannot be the product of any numbers except itself and one.


Is 306 a prime or composite number?

Composite numbers are those numbers which are multiples of other numbers other than one and itself. Prime numbers are those numbers wich are not the multiples of other numbers other than one or tne number itself. In case of the number 306,we can say it is a composite number because it is the multiple of 2,3,6 etc which are other than 1 and the number itself that is 306.


Is 29 a two digit composite number?

no it is a prime number (prime means its multiples are only 1 and itself composite numbers can have multiples of many other things)


May two be a prime?

2 is a prime number. It is the only even prime number, since other even numbers are multiples of 2.


What are the even prime numbers?

There is only one even prime number: 2. All other even numbers are multiples of 2, and thus are not prime.


What is a prime number 39 51 33 or 37?

37 is a prime number. All the other numbers in the list are multiples of 3.


Will a prime number always be coprime with any other whole number?

No. Consider 2 and all other even numbers. Consider multiples of prime numbers, like 3 and 9.


Why are multiple numbers not prime numbers?

A prime number has only two factors, one and the number itself. Numbers that are multiples of other numbers greater than one have more than two.


Is 13 relatively prime?

It can be. Since 13 is a prime number, it is relatively prime to all other numbers except for multiples of 13.


Can a prime number be a multiple?

All numbers are multiples.


Are all multiples of a prime numbers prime numbers?

no, because then they would be divisible by the number you multiplied it by.