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No --primes and composites are not the same. In fact they are mutually exclusive concepts. A Prime number is a number other than one that can only be divided by itself and one.
Examples are 2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19. (There are infinitely many more)
A composite is a number with a divisor other than itself and one.
Examples are 4 ( 2 is a divisor), 6 ( 3 and 2 are divisors),15 ( 3 and 5 are divisors).
Every (positive whole) number is either prime or composite,
One is special- neither prime nor composite.
Prime - Divided only by 1 and itself.
Composite - can be divided by a number other than one and itself.
Bam bam simple math.
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What is the same between prime and composite numbers?
A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else, except 1 and 0. 1 and 0 are neither prime, nor composite. So 'what is the same', is that both prime and composite numbers have 1 as a factor, and itself as a factor.
Is the product of two prime numbers composite or prime?
The product of two prime numbers will be composite.
What are products of prime numbers?
Products of prime numbers are composite numbers.
What are the opposite of prime numbers?
The opposite of prime numbers are composite numbers.
Which numbers are not composite numbers?
Composite numbers have more than two factors. So, the numbers which have two or less than two factors are not composite numbers. Numbers which have exactly two factors are prime numbers. 1 is an exceptional case because it is neither prime nor composite since it has only one factor which is 1.
