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If he number has a multiple other than itself it is composite.
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How do you decide if a number is prime or composite?
a prime number is if the number only can be divided by 1 and itself. If it has more than 2 factors it is a composite
How do you decide if a counting number is a composite number?
A prime number has exactly two factors, 1 and the number itself. Any number having more factors than a prime is a composite number.
Is 1029 a prime or composite?
It is not a prime number, it is a composite number.
Is 17 prime or composite number?
It is prime
Is 86 a prime or composite number?
86 is not a prime number, so is a composite.
Is 211 prime or composite number?
It is a Prime number, and therefore not a composite number.211 is a prime number.
Is 168 a prime or a composite number?
No 168 is not a prime number it is a composite number
Is 293 a composite or a prime number?
Is 293 a composite or a prime number?
Is 163 prime or composite?
The number is not COMPOSITE. Instead, it is a prime number.
Do you need to know all the factors of a number to decide if its prime or composite?
No. If the number has one factor (other than 1 and itself) it is a composite. However, to establish that a number is prime it needs to be checked for divisibility by each prime number up to the square root of the number. If the only factor found is 1, then it is a prime.
What is the definition of a prime and a composite number and a composite number and a composite number?
A prime number has two factors, a composite number has more than two.
Is 432 composite or a prime number?
Composite (the only even number that is prime is2).
