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Is 1 prime or composite and why?

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Anonymous

8y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

It is neither because the property of prime or composite is defined only for integers which are 2 or larger. The underlying reason is to ensure that the prime factorisation theorem (the fundamental theorem of arithmetic) remains valid.

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1 is neither prime nor composite because it doesn't have enough factors.

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