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Kai wrote the number 85 on the board. Is 85 a prime or composite?

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85 is not a prime, it’s a composite number.
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Hello there!

85 is composite.

There are 3 ways of determining whether a number is prime or composite.

  • Check if the number is even. If it is, it's 100% composite
  • If the number is odd, then look at its last digit. If it's 2, 4, 6, 8, 0 or 5, then it is composite.
  • If the last digit is not 2, 4, 6, 8, 0 or 5, look at the factors of the given number. If it has 2 factors, then it's prime. If it has more than 2 factors, it's composite.

Hope this helps!


GraceRosalia

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