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It is neither. Prime numbers have two factors, which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers have at least 3 factors, which are 1, itself, and at least one other factor. One does not fit either definition, since the only factor of 1 is 1.
(It used to be considered a Prime number, but they changed the rules sometime in the mid-20th century.)
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∙ 14y agoIt isn't prime or composite.
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Is 222 prime or composite?
Composite A prime number is a number that has only two factors (itself and one) A composite number is a number that has more than two factors.
Why is 1 a composite number?
1 is not a compositenumber, it is an odd number
Is 114 prime or composite?
It's clearly not prime; no even number is prime. It is composite.
Is 47 a composite number?
No, it is not a composite number, it's a prime number.
Is 34 a composite or prime?
Composite. Since it is very easy to decipher if 34 is prime or composite, I assume you are unfamiliar with the definitions of prime and composite. A prime number is a number that has only two factors: 1 and itself. A composite number is a number that has more than 2 factors: 1, itself, and other(s). You can immediately tell that 34 is composite because it is even, and the number two is the only EVEN number that is prime.
Is the number 1 composite or prime and why?
1 is neither a prime nor a composite number because it has only one factor (itself (1)). The definition of a prime number is a number that has the factor of one and itself, so one is not prime. The definition of a composite number is a number that has more than 2 factors, so one is not composite. One is a special number.
What composite number that are prime?
A composite number is basically one that is NOT a prime - a composite number is a product of two or more primes.
Why is one a composite number?
ANSWER: One is not a composite number.One is not also a prime number.
Is forty one a prime or composite number?
Composite
Name the two composite numbers that are prime?
No composite numbers are prime. A composite number is a number that can be made by multiplying other numbers. A prime number is made only by one and itself. Therefore no number can be both prime and composite
Is one a prime composite or neither?
The number 1 is neither a prime nor a composite number.
Is 251 a prime or composite number?
It is a prime number, and therefore not a composite number.251 is prime.
Is 222 prime or composite?
Composite A prime number is a number that has only two factors (itself and one) A composite number is a number that has more than two factors.
What is the smallest composite number that is divisible by none of the prime numbers?
If it is a composite number, it is divisible by at least one prime number.
Which number is not a composite number 13-63-61 or 31?
13 prime 63 composite 61 prime 31 prime Well the question should have been either, Which one of these numbers is not a composite number? Or, Which one of these numbers is not a prime number?
What are prime number and composite numbers?
a prime number is a number that you can plus by one
Can a composite number have more than one prime factorization?
No, a composite number can't have more than one prime factorization.
