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3 is a Prime number. A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1 and 0. 1 and 0 are neither prime, nor composite.
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Is 1 a composite number even though it is neither a prime or composite number?
the number "1" is neither prime or composite the only number that go into "1" is 1. A prime number is a number that only has 2 factors.And a composite number has 3 or more factors.
Is 243 prime composite or neither?
243 is a multiple of 3, therefore it is a composite number.
How is one neither a prime or composite number?
Prime numbers have only 2 factors, 1 and itself. Composite numbers have 3 or more factors. 1 has only 1 factor, so it is neither a prime number or a composite number.
Is the number 21 prime composite or neither?
3 * 7 = 21 21 is not prime
Is 75.3 a prime number?
no,753 is not prime ,it can be divided by 251 and 3.that makes it composite.
Is 291 composite prime or neither?
291 is a composite number. A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1 and 0. 1 and 0 are neither prime, nor composite.
Is -3 prime?
A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1 and 0. 1 and 0 are neither prime, nor composite. -3 is neither.
Is 243 a composite number or prime number?
243 is a composite number because it has more than two factors
Does every composite number only have two prime factors?
no, because a composite number can be found by multiplying three prime numbers. 3*2*5 = 30, and 30 is a composite number and also has 3 prime factors. Every prime number has 1 prime factor by the way, itself. 1 is neither prime nor composite.
Is 15 prime or composite?
15 is a composite number because it has more than two factors. Its factors are 1, 3, 5, and 15.15 is a composite number as it is divisible by 1, 3, 5 and 15.composite. 3*5=1515 is a composite number because it has more than 2 factors
Is 15 a prime composite or neither?
A composite number is a number that has smaller factors (excluding 1). A prime number is one that doesn't (1 is not considered prime nor composite, because of its special role in multiplication).Since 15 is divisible by 3, it is composite.
Is 111 prime or composite number?
It's a composite - it can be divided by 3.
