A Prime number has only 2 factors, 1 and itself.
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a prime number is something that can be divided by itself and ! for example 3 1x3=3 and 1x2=2 and so on however ^ is not a prime number because 2 and three are multiples of 6
There is not such a thing as a composite prime number. A prime number has exactly two factors. A composite number has more than two factors.
Well, the factors of a prime number is that they only have two factors.
Prime numbers have as factors the number 1 and their own number. Example: 37 is a prime number because its only factors are "1" and "37". If the prime number had further factors, it would no longer be prime.
A prime number has two factors: one and the number itself. A prime number does not have any proper factors.
Whether a number is a prime number or not is determined by its factors. It is a prime number if its only factors are 1 and itself.