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Prime numbers have exactly two factors. 3 has exactly two factors: 1 and 3. So 3 is prime.
Composite numbers have more than two factors. 4 is composite because it has three factors: 1, 2, and 4.
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ok well i am in prime and composite in math class and this is how: If the number is a prime then it can only have 2 factors. If it has 3 or more it is a composite number. Say 25 has a lot of factors so it is a composite number. And if 1 has only 1 factor then it is a prime number. And there you have prime and composite.
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