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Does a non prime number divided by a non prime equal a prime

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Interesting question. The short answer is not always. One simple example to prevent a yes answer would be

36/6 = 6 None of the numbers involved are prime including the answer. On the other hand it can happen

50/10 = 5.

5 is prime but neither 50 nor 10 are prime.

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