A Prime number, such as 3, has only two factors, one and the number itself. A composite number has more than two factors, for example 27, because it has 1, 3, 9, and 27 as factors.
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No. Prime numbers cannot be composite and composite numbers cannot be prime!
composite numbers are those that have more than 2 factors. all even numbers other than 2 are composite numbers and some odd numbers are composite numbers. numbers that are prime are the numbers that are not composite numbers i hope this answers your question :)
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Prime numbers can not composite as - Prime number has only 2 factors whereas composite have more than 2
Prime factorization never includes a composite number. All numbers in prime factorization must be prime numbers.