If you can arrange the counters in the shape of a rectangle with at least two in each row and each column then the number is composite. The numbers of row and the numbers of columns are factors of the given number. If the only rectangle you can make is the "degenerate" one, with only one row or only one column, then the number is prime.
To prove whether a number is composite, factor it. A number having any factor besides 1 and itself is composite.
13 and 19 are prime. 33 and 45 are composite.
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If it has more than two factors.
It is a composite number.
Identify each number as prime, composite or neither: 1
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.
To prove whether a number is composite, factor it. A number having any factor besides 1 and itself is composite.
To identify whether a number is prime or composite, look at its factors. A prime number has exactly two factors: one and itself. A composite number has more factors and can be written as the product of prime numbers. For example: Factors of 17: 1 and 17 so 17 is prime. Factors of 102: 1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51 and 102 so 102 is composite. It can be expressed as the product of prime numbers by prime factoring: 2 x 3 x 17
20 is a composite number
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13 and 19 are prime. 33 and 45 are composite.
A prime number has only two factors which are itself and one whereas a composite number has more than two factors
A number can be factored to determine whether it is prime or composite. A prime number has exactly 2 factors, 1 and the number itself. A composite number has more than two factors.
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To double the number of counters you currently have, you would need the same number of counters that you currently have.
You cannot. If a number is even - other than 2 - then it is a composite number. However, if it is odd, it is not easily possible to tell whether it is prime or composite.