Question

Why 1 is neither a prime number nor a composite number

Answer 1

Hey dear here is your answer!!!!

We know that prime no. are those which has 1 and no. itself as a factor....

While we also know that composite no . has more than two factors ....

But if we see factors if 1 then , it has only one i.e 1 as a factor .....

Hence it is neither prime nor composite ...

Hope it helps u....☺️☺️☺️☺️

Answer 2

Because it has only 1 factor ( I.e. 1)
A prime has 2 factors and composite has more than 2