Is 83 a prime or composite number and why?

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Hello there! 83 is a prime number because it has only 2 factors: 1 and itself.

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TLadd answered May 18, 2017

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it is a prime number when a number had two or more factors it is called a composite number if not then it is a prime so yes it is a prime number

Brinxmat answered May 22, 2017

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