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Is there more composite numbers than prime numberswhy?

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Yes. Why? Because half of the numbers are even, that is, divisible by two. Of the remaining (odd) numbers, some are divisible by 3, 5, 7, 11, etc., so - out of any reasonably large set of numbers - more than half will be composite.

The following formula gives a rough approximation of the number of primes up to a given number, where the given number is "n":

Number of primes up to a number "n" = n / ln n

Where "ln" is the natural logarithm (logarithm to the base e).

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