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- prealgebra
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- number-theory
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# Prime and composite numbers
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Definition of a **prime number**:
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> For any whole number $n$ where $n \neq 1$, $n$ is prime if and only if its
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> sole [factors](Factors%20and%20divisors.md) are $1$ and $n$
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Definition of a **composite number**:
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> For any whole number $n$, $n$ is composite just if $n$ is not prime
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