No a Prime number has only 2 factors which are itself and one but a composite number has more than 2 factors
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Numbers that have more than two factors are not prime numbers because prime numbers have only two factors.
Because square numbers have more than two factors whereas prime numbers have only two factors
Prime numbers have two factors, composite numbers have more than two.
All numbers that only have one and itself as factors are prime. Therefore, to tell if a number is prime simply find it's factors. If it has more than two factors than it is not a prime number.
Numbers with more than two factors are not prime numbers