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Composite Numbers

Composite Numbers are some special numbers which have more than 2 factors which consists of at least 1 prime factor.They are often referred as Non-prime Numbers.

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What are all prime numbers from 1-90?

2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89.

What are the first 10 composite numbers explain how you know?

They are: 4 6 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 and 18 because each of them has more than 2 factors

Is 47 a prime or a composite number why?

47 is prime. A number that is prime has only whole factors one and itself. 47 can not be divided evenly without a remainder or decimal.

What is one technique that can help you figure out whether a number is a prime or composite?

However by looking at a number it is not easy to figure out whether a number is prime or composite.

Every even number excpet 2 is a composite number so, any number having last digit as 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8 is a composite number. This is one of the ways to figure out.

However for the odd numbers it becomes diificult to figure out.

For a quicker analysis there are divisiblity rules. These are shorthand ways to find whether a number is divisble by another without performing actual division.

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Is the number 63 a prime number or a composite number?

The number 63 is not a prime number as it can be divided by 3 to make 21 as well as it self and one

Is 491 a prime or composite number?

It is a prime number because it has only 2 factors which are itself and one