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Prime and composite numbers are classifications based on their number of factors. Prime numbers have exactly two positive factors, while composite numbers have more than two positive factors.
Prime Numbers:
A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has exactly two distinct positive factors: 1 and itself.
In other words, a prime number cannot be evenly divided by any other numbers except 1 and itself.
Examples of prime numbers include 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, and so on.
Composite Numbers:
A composite number is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a prime number.
Composite numbers have more than two distinct positive factors.
Examples of composite numbers include 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, and so on.
Key Points:
Number 1:
The number 1 is neither prime nor composite because it has only one positive divisor (itself).
Even Numbers:
Except for 2, all other even numbers are composite since they are divisible by 2.
Multiplication:
Every whole number greater than 1 is either prime or can be expressed as a product of prime numbers (prime factorization).
Sieve of Eratosthenes:
The Sieve of Eratosthenes is a method to generate a list of prime numbers up to a certain limit.
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