Question

State the following number as prime or composite: 17

Answer 1

prime number: A number that has only two factors 1 and itself or we can say that it is divisible by 1 and itself.

composite number: A number that is not prime except 1.

We have,

$17\times 1=1$ , 17 has only two factors 1 and itself.

Hence, 17 is a prime number.