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Why can prime number be a multiple of any other number except itself

Posted on October 23, 2021 By Dondre54 10 Comments on Why can prime number be a multiple of any other number except itself

Why can prime number be a multiple of any other number except itself

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Comments (10) on “Why can prime number be a multiple of any other number except itself”

  1. dprajapati832000 says:
    October 23, 2021 at 9:26 am

    the factors of prime numbers are only 1 and itself

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  2. jjones9250 says:
    October 23, 2021 at 9:28 am

    Nope. Because Thats The Opposite Of What A Prime Even Is!

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  3. tinytoonjr6901 says:
    October 23, 2021 at 9:41 am

    no because a prime number is a number that Is a loner

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  4. tammydbrooks43 says:
    October 23, 2021 at 2:32 pm

    A factor number can only be divided by itself or 1 meaning it cant be a factor anything more than that.

    Step-by-step explanation:

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  5. bigboss3026 says:
    October 23, 2021 at 5:47 pm

    A prime number has exactly 2 divisors: itself and 1. It can be divided evenly by 1 and itself. Those numbers are: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13,...For example: 1 * 3 = 3, 1 * 5 = 5 , ...Yes, it can be a multiple of 1 and of p ( p is a prime number ).

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  6. 19alexanderetha says:
    October 23, 2021 at 10:20 pm

    No, by definition a prime number is one where the only factors are 1 and itself. If some prime number is a multiple of another number, then that other number is a factor of the prime number. But that would make it composite (non-prime)

    For example, the number 11 is prime. The only factors are 1 and itself. If we made the claim that 11 is a multiple of 2, then 2 would be a factor of 11 making 11 non-prime (as it doesn't just have 1 and itself as factors).

    Note: If you have two numbers A and B, and you say that A is a factor of B, then A is the smaller value. Though there is the exception when A = B. For example, saying "8 is a factor of 16" has 8 being the smaller value.

    Another note: if you say "A is a multiple of B", then B is larger than A. The exception is when A = B. Example: "100 is a multiple of 5"

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  7. branj1317 says:
    October 24, 2021 at 2:06 am

    A prime number is a number that can only be multiplied by itself or by 1

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  8. sherlock19 says:
    October 24, 2021 at 6:12 am

    yes

    Step-by-step explanation:

    any # is a multiple of 1 and any number is divisible by 1, so, Prime numbers are divisible by 1. Also this is because 1 is a factor of every number

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  9. stupidjew5496 says:
    October 24, 2021 at 6:15 am

    No. A prime number can't be a multiple of another number.

    Hope I helped.

    Can you choose mine as the brainliest answer.

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  10. jelopez4 says:
    October 24, 2021 at 6:37 am

    The answer is 'yes', but the 'other number' is always ' 1 '.
    The definition of 'prime' number is the explanation.
     
    A prime number is a number that has no factors except ' 1 ' and itself.
    If it were a multiple of anything besides ' 1 ' and itself, it would not be
    a 'prime' number.
     

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