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Express the number as a product of its factors.

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The factors of 51:

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51 = 1 × 51.

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51 = 3 × 17.

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Factors of 51 are 1, 3, 17 and 51. Since the number has more than two factors,

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it is composite.\"\"

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The number 51 is a composite number.