Prime numbers have only 2 factors, one and itself.
Basically, you won't be able to get a whole number if you divided the number by any number, except from one and itself. (eg. 13/1 = 13, and 13/13 = 1)
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Square numbers can't be prime. They have too many factors.
2 and 3 are the prime factors of 36. Of the factors of 36, 2 and 3 are the only prime numbers.
The new number has four factors: 1, the two prime numbers and the new product.
The number 1 is neither composite nor prime.
Just the number two.