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What is the smallest odd prime? Is every odd number a prime number? If not, give an example of an odd number which is not prime.

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The smallest odd prime number is 3.

No, every odd number is not a prime number. For example, 9 is an odd number but it is not a prime number because its three factors are 1, 3 and 9.


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