A rectangle has whole number side lengths that are greater than 1 inch. Is the area of this rectangle a prime or composite numbe

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A rectangle has whole number side lengths that are greater than 1 inch. Is the area of this rectangle a prime or composite numbe

r? Explain?

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sveticcg [70] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-24T18:35:35+03:00

It would be a composite number. A prime number is defined as a number that can be divisible only by 1 and itself. If the length of any of the sides of the rectangle are any number other than 1, then it must also be divisible by that number - therefore the figure of the area cannot be a prime number.