What do u call a # that has factors other than itself and 1 are _______ numbers.? Thank you
Natural numbers include prime numbers and those numbers that are not primes.
http://www.answers.com/topic/prime-number
I've never heard a math teacher or anyone else refer to the non-prime numbers by any particular term.
Math teachers ... ??
if it's not a prime # what is it?
they are called prime numbers they don't know what they talking about girl they need to shut up
The numbers you are referring to are called composite numbers. A composite number is any positive integer greater than 1 that is not a prime number. To determine whether a number is composite or not, you can follow these steps:
1. Start with the number in question.
2. Check if the number is divisible by any integer greater than 1 but less than itself (excluding itself). If it is divisible, then it is a composite number.
3. If the number is not divisible by any integers other than 1 and itself, then it is a prime number.
For example, let's consider the number 12:
- We divide 12 by 2, and the result is 6. Since 6 is not 1 or 12, we classify 12 as a composite number.
On the other hand, let's consider the number 7:
- We divide 7 by 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. In each case, the result is not an integer. Thus, 7 is not divisible by any integers greater than 1 but less than itself. Therefore, we classify 7 as a prime number.
In summary, composite numbers are positive integers greater than 1 that have factors other than 1 and themselves.