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There are no general rules, just as there are no rules for primes.

However, apart from the number 2, all positive numbers ending in 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 are composite.

Apart from 5, all numbers ending in 5 are composite.

Apart from 3, all numbers whose digits add up to a multiple of 3 are composite.


However, there are many composites that are not captured by these rules.

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A whole number with more than two factors.

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