What is the difference between a prime number and composite?

Answer 1

The difference is that prime is 1 and the number itself and composite is more than 1 and itself it would be any number higher like 23456789 or any other number but that is only depending on what number it is.

Answer 2

A Prime number is a positive integer that has no positive integer factors other than one and itself, and a composite number is a positive integer that have two or more positive integer factors.

Answer 3

Composite numbers are numbers that have more factors than just 1 and itself. For Example:

8- 1,2,4,8

Prime numbers are numbers that have only 2 factors. Those 2 factors are 1 and itself. For Example:

3- 1,3

Answer 4

a prime number has only 2 factors, 1 and itself

while a compiste number has more than 2 factors

Answer 5

A prime number is when the number, such as 3, has only 2 factors, 1 and itself. A composite number is a number, such as 4, that has more than 2 facters.

Answer 6

A prime only has two factors, itself and one, whereas a composite number has three or more factors.