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Prime and Composite Numbers

23 is a compo...

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23 is a composite number because it is divisible by 1.

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True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Composite numbers have factors besides with 1 and the number itself, whereas prime numbers have factors 1 and the number itself as factors..

Factors of 23: 1, and 23
It is a prime number.

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