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What are Prime and Composite Numbers???By Teegan
Prime Numbers
My Definition:A Prime number is anumber with onlytwo factors, itselfand 1. Another wayof putting it is aprime number is anumber that is onlydivisible by itself and1.Prime Numbers
My Definition:A Prime number is anumber with onlytwo factors, itselfand 1. Another wayof putting it is aprime number is anumber that is onlydivisible by itself and1.Examples:Is 2 a prime number?Let’s checkPrime Numbers
My Definition:A Prime number is anumber with onlytwo factors, itselfand 1. Another wayof putting it is aprime number is anumber that is onlydivisible by itself and1.Examples:Is 2 a prime number?Let’s checkHow many factors Does 2 have?Prime Numbers
My Definition:A Prime number is anumber with onlytwo factors, itselfand 1. Another wayof putting it is aprime number is anumber that is onlydivisible by itself and1.Examples:Is 2 a prime number?Let’s checkHow many factors Does 2 have?Well, the factors of 2are 1 and 2. So...Prime Numbers
My Definition:A Prime number is anumber with onlytwo factors, itselfand 1. Another wayof putting it is aprime number is anumber that is onlydivisible by itself and1.Example:Is 2 a prime number?Let’s checkHow many factors Does 2 have?Well, the factors of 2are 1 and 2. So...2 is a prime number!Prime numbers
Composite Numbers
My Definition:A composite numberis basically theopposite to a primenumber. A compositenumber is a numberwith more than 2 factors.Composite Numbers
My Definition:A composite numberis basically theopposite to a primenumber. A compositenumber is a numberwith more than 2 factors.Example:Is 6 a compositenumber?  Let’s checkComposite Numbers
My Definition:A composite numberis basically theopposite to a primenumber. A compositenumber is a numberwith more than 2 factors.Example:Is 6 a compositenumber?  Let’s checkHow many factorsdoes 6 have?Composite Numbers
My Definition:A composite numberis basically theopposite to a primenumber. A compositenumber is a numberwith more than 2 factors.Example:Is 6 a compositenumber?  Let’s checkHow many factorsdoes 6 have? Well,the factors of 6 are,1,2,3 and 6. So...Composite Numbers
My Definition:A composite numberis basically theopposite to a primenumber. A compositenumber is a numberwith more than 2 factors.Example:Is 6 a compositenumber?  Let’s checkHow many factorsdoes 6 have? Well,the factors of 6 are,1,2,3 and 6. So...6 is a compositenumber because it hasmore than 2 factors!!Composite Numbers
Points to Remember
A prime number is a number with only 2 factors, itself and 1.Points to Remember
A prime number is a number with only 2 factors, itself and 1.A Composite number is a number with more than 2 factors like, 6 it has 4 factors.Points to Remember
A prime number is a number with only 2 factors, itself and 1.A Composite number is a number with more than 2 factors like, 6 it has 4 factors.Another fact is that these 2 categories do not apply for integers ( negative numbers)Points to Remember
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