SOLUTION: Are the multiples of two all prime, all composite, or both?

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Question 167120: Are the multiples of two all prime, all composite, or both?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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All multiples of two are composite, except, of course, the number 2 itself.
Why, because multiples of two are found by multiplying 2 by other integers, and the resulting numbers are all even numbers and these can all be divided by 2, thus they are all composite.