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Larry says all numbers that have a 2 in their ones place are composite. Explain if Larry is correct or incorrect.

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Larry would be wrong if 2(as a prime number) is part of the numbers that has 2 at its ones place, but if 2 is not there, then he is correct.

Explanation:

Firstly, we need to know what a composite number is. In simple terms, a composite number is a number that is not a prime number. Meaning that, if a number has more than two factors (1 and itself which is the definition for a prime number), then the number is a composite number.

Larry says all numbers that have 2 in their ones place are composite. It depends, if 2 is the only number that makes up the digit, that is the number itself is 2, then it's obviously a prime number. But any other number having 2 at its ones place is definitely a composite number because the number has more than 2 factors; 1, itself and 2. Example:

12, some of the factors is 1, 12 and 2. Therefore it is a composite number.

Larry would be wrong if 2(as a prime number) is part of the numbers that has 2 at its ones place, but if 2 is not there, then he is correct.

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