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What is the inverse of the statement?

A number that has exactly two distinct factors is prime.

If a number has exactly two distinct factors, then the number is prime.
If a number does not have exactly two distinct factors, then the number is not prime.
If a number is not prime, then the number does not have exactly two distinct factors.
If a number is prime, then the number has exactly two distinct factors.

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Answer:

If a number does not have exactly two distinct factors, then the number is not prime.

Step-by-step explanation:

In an inverse statement, both the hypothesis and conclusion are negated. So, "If A. then B" turns into "If not A, then not B."

If you the conditional is already negated, then you would turn it positive.

Hope it helps! :)

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