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Explain why 51 is not a prime number​

User Ritesh Waghela
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Answer:

57 is divisible by 1,3,19 and 57

Explanation:

A prime number is a number that is divisible only by 1 and itself; and 57 is not among the numbers like 2,3,5,7,11 etc

User Jqurious
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Explanation:

51 is not a prime number because it is divisible by 1,3 and 17

and we know prime number are only those number who arenot divisible by any other number except 1

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