235 is a composite number because it has more than two divisors - contrary to a prime which has exactly two divisors: 1 and the prime itself.
235 has 4 divisors: 1, 5, 47 and 235.
A quick way to determine this is done by looking at the last digit. If it is either 0 or 5 the number is divisible by 5, thus it is not a prime.
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It is a composite number because it has more than two factors
The number is not COMPOSITE. Instead, it is a prime number.
Composite (the only even number that is prime is2).
Composite
It is 1 that is neither a prime or a composite number The number 1 is neither prime nor composite.