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How many total years during one's teen years is a person age thats a prime number?

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Final answer:

There are three years during a person's teenage years where their age is a prime number: 13, 17, and 19.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks about the number of years within someone's teenage years in which their age is a prime number. A person's teen years range from age 13 to 19. The prime numbers within this range are 13, 17, and 19. Therefore, there are three years during a person's teen years where their age is a prime number.

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Since a prime number is a number that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself and that teen years include ages 13 to 19, the prime numbers in that range are 13, 17 and 19. This means that there are only 3 years during teen years that are a prime number.
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