Is 22 prime or composite??
2 Answers
22 is composite.
Explanation:
First, review what "prime" and "composite" mean:
A prime number is number greater than 1 that can't be created by multiplying two smaller, natural numbers.
A composite number is a number greater than 1 that can be created by multiplying two smaller, natural numbers.
Let's factor 22:
1 - 22
2 - 11
Because 22 can be formed by multiplying two smaller, natural numbers, it is composite.
Explanation:
A Prime number has only
The only even number which is prime is
All other even numbers are multiples of
Therefore we can see it has
Numbers which have more than
The prime numbers less than