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Prime Numbers

A prime number is a number that has exactly two factors: 1 and itself. All whole numbers greater than 1 are either prime numbers or can be written as the product of prime numbers. There are an infinite number of prime numbers, but they occur less frequently among larger numbers. Prime numbers are important in cryptography and number theory.

30,833 Questions

What are the prime factors for 232?

Factors are:

2 x 116;

2 x 2 x 58;

2 x 2 x 2 x 29.

Technically the only prime factors are thus 2 and 29

Can the number 1 be categorized as either prime or composite?

No, 1 isn't composite or prime.

For a number to be prime, it should only have exactly two factors, 1 and itself.

For a number to be composite, it should have two or more factors.

1 only has one factor: itself, which is why 1 is not a prime or composite number.

Is 204 a prime or composite number?

201 is a composite number because it is even so definitely it has other factors aside from 1 and itself which is 2.

Is number 9 gravity?

Not quite, However the acceleration on a body due to gravity can be appronimated as 9.81m/s^2

Is there a limit to how many factors a certain number has?

Each number has a certain amount of factors. Other numbers may have the same amount of factors, but not the same exact factors. Since numbers don't stop, thee amount of factors doesn't stop either, but each number has a distinct set.

Is the number 7 primecomposite or neither?

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

What is the square number of 1500 and 1600?

The square of 1,500 is 2,250,000 .

The square of 1,600 is 2,560,000 .

There's no such thing as the "square number of 1500 and 1600".

What is a whole number greater than 1 that has more than two whole number factors?

That sounds like a composite number - a number that is not a prime number. The smallest such number is 4.