A Prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1 and 0. 1 and 0 are neither prime, nor composite.
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No. Prime numbers cannot be composite and composite numbers cannot be prime!
All composite numbers have prime factors and these are used to find the highest common factor of 2 or more numbers and they are also used in finding the lowest common multiple of 2 or more numbers. Composite numbers have 2 or more factors while prime numbers have only 2 factors which are themselves and one
1 is special 2 prime 3 prime 4 composite 5 prime 6 composite 7 prime 8 composite 9 composite 10 composite 11 prime 12 composite ext.
Prime numbers can not composite as - Prime number has only 2 factors whereas composite have more than 2
Prime factorization never includes a composite number. All numbers in prime factorization must be prime numbers.