Oh, dude, of course! A composite number is just a number that can be broken down into smaller numbers, like a LEGO set. And prime factors are the prime numbers that multiply together to give you that composite number. So, like, yeah, you can totally factor a composite number into prime factors. It's like breaking down a complicated recipe into its basic ingredients.
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A composite number is the product of its prime factors. For example, prime factors of 242 = 2 x 11 x 11 and prime factors of 70 = 2 x 5 x 7.
A composite factor is a factor that is a composite number, as opposed to a prime factor which is a factor that is a prime number.
12 is a composite number, not a prime factor.
24 is composite because it can factored or split up as 24 = 3 * 8 for example. Prime numbers, such as 23, can not be split into factors.
A prime factor of a number is a prime number that evenly divides the number. A composite number is a number having more factors than just 1 and itself.
24 is composite.