Which is the smallest prime number whose digits are composite?
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The only single digit composite numbers are 4 , 6 , 8 , and 9 . Then the number we are looking for obviously ends in 9 ; it is divisible by 2 otherwise. So checking the first few possibilities, 4 9 = 7 2 (not prime) 6 9 = 3 × 2 3 (not prime) 8 9 is prime and is therefore the smallest prime number with composite digits.