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Is 57 a prime number

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For 57 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 57 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1. However, 57 is a semiprime (also called biprime or 2-almost-prime), because it is the product of a two non-necessarily distinct prime numbers. Indeed, 57 = 3 x 19, where 3 and 19 are both prime numbers.

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Answer: No

Step-by-step explanation: For 57 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 57 has only 2 divisors, ie itself and 1. How ever 57 is a semiprime because it is the product of a two non- necessarily distinct prime numbers. inderd, 57= 3×19, where 3 and 19 are prime numbers.

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