Question

what is the smallest prime number?​

Answer 1

Answer:

2

Step-by-step explanation:

Prime number is a number which has 1 and the number itself as factors.

2 is the smallest number that has 1 and itself as factors.

1 is not considered as either prime number or composite number since the only factor of 1 is 1.

Answer 2

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Which is the smallest prime number?

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2 is the smallest prime number.

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What are prime numbers?

The numbers which can be divided only by itself or 1 are called prime numbers.

• 1 is not considered as a prime number.

What are composite numbers?

The positive numbers which can only be formed by multiplying two integers are called composite numbers.

• 1 is not considered as composite number.