a Prime number only has two factors: 1 and itself. a composite numbers has more than 2 factors.
Ex: Prime-23(23,1)
Composite-9(3,1,9)
37 is a Prime Number.
73 is a prime number
47 is a prime number.
120 is a composite.
8 is a composite number.
77 is a composite number
36 is a Composite Number.
The number 7 is a prime number because it is only divisible by itself and 1.
93 is a composite number because 3 is one of its factors.
composite
A prime number has no factors other than 1 and itself. 25 is a composite number because its factors are 1, 5, and 25.
A prime number has only 2 factors which are itself and one whereas a composite number has more than 2 factors