alleryEvery composite number can be written as a product of what?
AExactly two primes
BTwo or more primes
CTwo or more odd numbers
DExactly one prime
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Two or more primes
1. A composite number breaks into smaller factors.
2. Keep breaking until all factors are primes; there are two or more, and they need not be different.
3. Not exactly two: 8 = 2 x 2 x 2 uses three primes.
_Source: Wikipedia, Composite number, lead section_
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