Prime and Composite Numbers

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What is a prime number?

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A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself.

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What is a composite number?

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A composite number is a natural number greater than 1 that has more than two positive divisors.

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Is the number 2 prime or composite?

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Prime

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Is the number 15 prime or composite?

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Composite

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Is the number 4284 prime or composite?

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Composite

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Is the number 5 prime or composite?

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Prime

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What are the factors of a prime number?

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The factors of a prime number are only 1 and the number itself.

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What are the factors of a composite number?

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A composite number has more than two factors.

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Give an example of a prime number.

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Example: 3, 5, 7, 11, etc.

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Give an example of a composite number.

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Example: 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, etc.