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A rectangle that is not square is an "oblong". Or you could say a "box".
An oblong is a rectangle. However, an oblong is not a square. Both are rectangles because they both have 4 right angles, but a square is equal-sided and an oblong isn't.
An oblong is a rectangle BUT a rectangle isn't necessarily an oblong. There are 2 types of rectangle: 1) Square (equal sided) 2) Oblong (unequal sided) Most refer to an oblong as a rectangle and use the word 'square' to be more specific as it has different properties.
An oblong number is a composite (non-prime) number. If p and q are a factor-pair for an oblong number n, then the number n can be represented by a rectangle or oblong that is p units x q units.
By definition, an oblong is "a quadrilateral with four right angles and two pairs of parallel lines of different lengths." A rectangle, which has a length that is more than the breadth, is an example of an oblong. By contrast, a square, is not an oblong as it has all the sides equal.