Composite numbers are distinct from prime numbers, but not completely opposite.
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No. Although a number cannot be prime and composite, it does not have to be either. The opposite (or complement) of a set contains all elements which are not in the first set and only those.
The opposite of prime numbers are composite numbers.
The 'opposite' status of a number that is not prime is a composite number.Except for 0 and 1, all numbers that are not prime (i.e. they are multiples of other numbers) are called composite numbers.The opposite of a prime number would be a number that is not prime. Almost all numbers that are not prime are composite numbers. A prime number is a number that has exactly two factors. A composite number has more than two factors. However, composite numbers do not include all numbers that are not prime. The number 1 has only one factor, so it is neither prime nor composite - it is unity.
Prime numbers are numbers that have only 2 factors, 1 and it's self. Composite numbers are the opposite, they have 3 or more factors.
The product of two prime numbers will be composite.
Products of prime numbers are composite numbers.