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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.
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.
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 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 are prime number and composite numbers?
a prime number is a number that you can plus by one
What composite numbers are ony divisible by one and prime number?
If a number is "on[l]y divisible by one and [a] prime number", as required by the question, then that number is prime. Therefore it cannot be composite.
Is 139 a composite number?
139 is a prime number. Prime numbers have only one prime factor: the numbers themselves.
Is 19 prime composite or neither?
Yes 19 is prime. Prime is when the number only has two factors. One and itself. A compostie number is a number that has more than two factors. The only number that is not prime or composite is 1. One is a special number. It is the only number that isn't prime or composite.
Are all prime numbers composite numbers?
Not at all. The definition of a composite number is one that has more than two factors - the exact opposite of a prime.
How do you check if a number is prime or a composite number?
A number is prime when it only has one and itself as factors is prime. Therefore, to tell if a number is prime or composite simply find it's factors. If it has more than two factors than it is not a prime number, it is composite.
Is 51 and 103 a composite or prime number?
51 is composite, 103 is prime.
What is the definition of prime composite?
A prime number is a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself. A composite number is a positive integer which has a positive divisor other than one or itself.
Is one a prime number or not?
no. 1 is nither a prime number nor a composite number.
