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Which statement is true about 101?

A: its a prime number

B: it is a composite number

C: it is neither a prime or composite

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A. It’s a prime number
User Aarona
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A: it’s a prime number
101 has no factors other than 1 and itself, so it’s not composite.
1 is the only positive integer that is neither prime or composite, so 101 is prime
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