SOLUTION: ''any number has at least 2 factors'', state whether this statement is true or false. Give reason.

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Question 683573: ''any number has at least 2 factors'', state whether this statement is true or false. Give reason.
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
''any number has at least 2 factors'', state whether this statement is true or false. Give reason.
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That's false unless 1 is considered to be a factor.
eg, 2 has no factors except 2 and 1. It's a prime number.

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