explain why 1 is neither prime nor composite?
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One is neither prime nor composite. To be prime, a number must have two positive divisors: the number itself and one. One only has a single positive divisor. One isn't composite because two numbers that aren't one can not multiply to equal one.
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Two is a prime because it is divisible by only two and one. All the other even numbers are not prime because they are all divisible by two.
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If any of them go into your number evenly, it's composite. With 91 you try 2, 3, and 5; they don't go in evenly (they leave a remainder); but 91 ÷ 7 = 13. This means 91 = 7 × 13, so it's not a prime after all.
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Composite Number. A composite number is a positive integer. which is not prime (i.e., which has factors other than 1 and itself). The first few composite numbers (sometimes called "composites" for short) are 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, ...
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It turns out there is only one number in that set: 0 itself! −1,0,1 are very different from the prime numbers and from the composite numbers. Clearly these numbers are neither prime nor composite. The reason that 1 is not considered a prime number is because it is not a prime number.
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Composite Number. which is not prime (i.e., which has factors other than 1 and itself). The first few composite numbers (sometimes called "composites" for short) are 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, ... ... Note that the number 1 is a special case which is considered to be neither composite nor prime.
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Explanation: A prime number can have only 1 and itself as factors. Any even number has 2 as a factor so if the number has itself , 2 and 1 as factors it can not be prime. 2 is an even number that has only itself and 1 as factors so it is the only even number that is a prime.
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Secondly, composite numbers are numbers which are product of two or more prime numbers. All odd integers which are not prime are odd composite numbers. Examples: 9, 15, 21,25,27,33,35……. are all odd composite numbers.
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SInce you are considering two prime numbers they are not subject to any factors other then themselves and 1. Thus 1 is the only and largest factor! Always true. One is the only common factor between two primes.
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The number 1 is neither prime nor composite. Number 2 is the only prime even number. The prime numbers less than 50: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47.
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The numbers 0 and 1 are neither prime nor composite. They are too special because they represent nothingness (zero) and wholeness (one), so the idea of having factors for 0 and 1 does not make sense. ... For example, all even numbers are divisible by two, and so all even numbers greater than two are composite numbers.
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1 is the only number that is neither prime or composite??
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A prime number can have only 1 and itself as factors. Any even number has 2 as a factor so if the number has itself , 2 and 1 as factors it can not be prime. 2 is an even number that has only itself and 1 as factors so it is the only even number that is a prime.
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Composite Number. which is not prime (i.e., which has factors other than 1 and itself). The first few composite numbers (sometimes called "composites" for short) are 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, ...
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If a number has exactly two factors, 1 and itself, the number is a prime number. A number that has more factors than itself and 1 is called a composite number. The number 1 is considered neither prime nor composite, as its only factor is 1.
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A prime number is number greater than 1 that can't be created by multiplying two smaller, natural numbers. A composite number is a number greater than 1 that can be created by multiplying two smaller, natural numbers. Because 22 can be formed by multiplying two smaller, natural numbers, it is composite.
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One is neither prime nor composite. To be prime, a number must have two positive divisors: the number itself and one.