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What factor besides 1 does every even number have?
Can be divided by itself
A number that can be divided evenly only by 1 and itself is called?
A prime number. Strictly speaking, a prime number is required to have exactly two distinct factors, namely 1 and itself. The number 1 has only one [distinct] factor (1 = 1 x 1 - only 1 factor: 1) and so 1 is not a prime number; the first prime number is 2 (2 = 1 x 2 - two factors: 1 & 2).
Whole number greater than 1 whose only factor is itself and 1?
A whole number greater than 1 whose only factors is itself and 1 is called a prime factor. 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11, are just a few of them.
Is 148 composite or prime?
148 is composite. It's NOT a prime, as it can be divided by 2. A prime number has exactly two factors, 1 and the number itself. 148 is a composite number because it has more than those two factors. Every even number greater than 2 has 2 as a factor as well as 1 and the number itself.
What is the number between 5 and 10?
ANSWER: The composite numbers between 5 and 10 are 6, 8 and 9.6 is a composite number because the factors of 6 other 1 and itself (6) are 2 and 3.8 is a composite number because the factors of 8 other 1 and itself (8) are 2 and 4.9 is a composite number because the factor of 9 other 1 and itself (9) is 3.
Is ten a factor of some other number?
yes is the same factor as 2 and 5 because 5 has 1 and itself and 2 have 2 and itself
Can 1 be a prime number?
no it can not be a prime number as a prime number has has to have 2 factors in it and 1 only has 1 factor itself
Is 86 a prime number?
No.In addition to ' 1 ' and itself, it has 2 as a factor.
What is a 2 digit factor of 2?
2 is a prime number and has no factors other than 1 and itself.
Is 1 and 2 prime numbers?
2 is a prime number, as it has only two factors: 1 and itself, however 1 is not as it only has 1 factor- itself and a prime number always two factors
What factor besides 1 does every even number have?
Can be divided by itself
Which is a prime factor of the composite number 2?
2 is not a composite number; 2 is a prime number having no factors other than 1 and itself.
A number that can be divided evenly only by 1 and itself is called?
A prime number. Strictly speaking, a prime number is required to have exactly two distinct factors, namely 1 and itself. The number 1 has only one [distinct] factor (1 = 1 x 1 - only 1 factor: 1) and so 1 is not a prime number; the first prime number is 2 (2 = 1 x 2 - two factors: 1 & 2).
If 1 is neither prime or composite what about 2?
2 is a prime number because it has only two factors (itself and one) 1 is not a prime number because it only has one factor (itself)
What is the gcf of 2 and 2?
The answer to that is 2 because every number is its own factor and 2 is a prime number so the only factors it has is 1 and itself.
How many prime numbers are divisible by 2?
Since a prime number has only two positive integer factors, itself and 1, the only prime number with 2 as a factor is the number 2 itself.
Why does a prime number have 2 factors?
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
