Question #1641b

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sankarankalyanam · Meave60
Oct 10, 2017

47 is a positive integer and has no factors other than 1 and itself; hence a prime number and not composite.

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A composite number is a positive integer which is not prime (I.e. which has factors other than one and itself). 47 has no factors other than 1 and itself, and hence a prime number and not composite.

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