Why does a prime number have 2 factors?

Answer 1

Because no matter what the number is, ' 1 ' is a factor, and the number itself

is also a factor. That's two of them. If there aren't any others, then the number

is a Prime number.

Examples: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13

Answer 2

No a prime number has no factors except 1 and itself so yes it has 2 factors

Answer 3

Yes and they are itself and one

Answer 4

2^3 x 3^2 x 5^2 = 1800

Answer 5

Only itself because 2 is a prime number