What is the smallest prime number? Is it an even number?

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The number 2 is the smallest prime number.

It is an even prime number. Except 2, all the other even numbers are composite numbers.

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What is the smallest prime number? Is it an even number?

The number 2 is the smallest prime number. It is an even prime number. Except 2, all the other even numbers are composite numbers.

The number 2 is the smallest prime number.

It is an even prime number. Except 2, all the other even numbers are composite numbers.