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Why is 1 neither a prim number nor a composite number

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Not a prime number because 1 isn’t greater than 1 and it isn’t a composite number
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Answer:

it is not a prim number because ONE is not greater than ONE and it is not composite because in that case you can not multiply or divide one by its self

Explanation:

in order for a number to be prim you have to have it only be able to be multiplied by one to get the answer but it has to be greater than one. in order for a number to be composite it has to have at least one divisor other than one its self

hope it helps and happy studding

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