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Only 1 rectangle can be built with a Prime number of square tiles.
If you can only make one rectangle, your number's prime. If you can make more than one, it's composite.
If the tiles cannot be arranged into a rectangle or square it is a prime number.
30: 1x30, 2x15, 3x10, 5x6 24: 1x24, 2x12, 3x8, 4x6 36: 1x36, 2x18, 3x12, 4x9 (6x6 is not a rectangle). 17: 1x17