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No, they can not be both. A Prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1, 2, and 0. 1, 2, and 0 have a different name.
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Can a number be prime number even number and composite number at the same time?
No, if i number is prime is cannot be composite. The only prime number that is even is 2.
Is a composite number the same as a prime number?
No. A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and itself. A composite number has more than two factors.
Can 2 numbers have the same prime factorization?
Only if they're the same number. Every composite number has a unique prime factorization.
Is 163 prime or composite?
The number is not COMPOSITE. Instead, it is a prime number.
Is 432 composite or a prime number?
Composite (the only even number that is prime is2).
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