Multiples and Factors

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What is a prime number?

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A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself.

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What is a composite number?

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A composite number is a natural number greater than 1 that has more than two positive divisors.

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Is 9 a prime number?

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No, 9 is not a prime number because it has divisors other than 1 and itself (1, 3, 9).

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Is 31 a prime number?

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Yes, 31 is a prime number because it has only two factors: 1 and 31.

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What are factors?

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Factors are numbers that can be multiplied together to get another number.

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What is the factor pair of 36?

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The factor pairs of 36 are (1, 36), (2, 18), (3, 12), (4, 9), and (6, 6).

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What is the only even prime number?

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The only even prime number is 2.

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How many factors does the number 1 have?

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The number 1 has only one factor, which is itself.

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List the factors of 12.

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The factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.

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What does it mean to organize numbers into equal-sized piles?

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It means to divide a number into groups where each group has the same number of items.