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All whole numbers with 5 in the ones place are composite because they can be divided evenly by 5 and 1, which are factors other than 1 and the number itself. For example, the number 15 can be divided by 1, 3, 5, and 15. This property of being divisible by factors other than 1 and itself is what defines a composite number.

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Aside from 5 itself, all numbers ending with the digit 5 are divisible by 5, and therefore composite.

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