1 is a prime number. T or F
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Hence 1 is neither prime nor composite
A positive integer is called a prime if it has exactly two distinct positive factors, 1 and the number itself. So, 1 cannot be a prime because of this reason.
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The confusion begins with this definition a person might give of “prime”: a prime number is a positive whole number that is only divisible by 1 and itself. The number 1 is divisible by 1, and it's divisible by itself. But itself and 1 are not two distinct factors. ... If 1 were prime, we would lose that uniqueness.
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