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Is 17 a prime number or a composite

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Answer:

17 is a prime number

Explanation:

A prime number has only two distinct factors. The number is itself a factor and 1 is the other factor.

An example is 17.

The factors of 17 are:

{1,17}

A composite number has more than two factors.

Therefore 17 is not a composite number.

It must however be noted that , 1 is not a prime number.

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