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Is 1 a prime or composite number? Explain your answer with complete details

User Jogloran
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Hello there! ;)

1 is neither prime nor composite.

Prime numbers have 2 factors.

Composite numbers have 3 or more factors.

However, 1 has 1 factor.

Therefore, it's neither prime nor composite.

Hope this helps!

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User Ekaba Bisong
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1 is neither prime nor composite because prime has exactly two factors and composite has more that two factors.
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