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What is a prime and composition?

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A Prime number is any number that only has one and itself as factors. Therefore, to tell if a number is prime simply find it's factors. If it has more than two factors than it is not a prime number, it is composite.

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Composite Number:

able to be factored into two or more prime factors other than 1 and itself <12 is a compositenumber since 2 x 2 x 3 = 12>

Prime Number:

a whole number other than 0 or ±1 that is not divisible without a remainder by any other whole numbers except ±1 and ± itself

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Composite Number- A whole number that has more then two factors. Prime Number-A whole number that only has two factors-1 and itself.

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A prime number is a positive integer that has only two factors: one and itself.

A composite number is a positive integer that has more than two factors.

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A composite number is a number that is divisible by more than two factors.

A prime number is a number that is only divisible by the number 1 and itself. [The number has to be whole]

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