Is 1 a prime number?

Last updated at Dec. 16, 2024 by

We know that 

Prime number has 2 factors

And Composite number has more than 2 factors

 

For 1

Factors of 1

1 × 1 = 1

1 has only one factor

So, it is neither prime nor composite

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