SOLUTION: Is 44 or 56 a prime number?

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Question 62387: Is 44 or 56 a prime number?
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Is 44 or 56 a prime number?
No.
Both 44 and 56 are even numbers, the only prime even number is 2, all other even numbers are a composite of 2 and some other number other than 1.
44=2*22
56=2*28
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