A composite number has factors other than 1 and itself. A prime number has factors of 1 and itself only.
Examples:
4 is a composite number. Its factors are 1, 2, 4.
23 is a Prime number. It has no other factors aside for 1 and 23.
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Prime-A number that has no factors other than 1 and itself
Composite-One that does have factors other than 1 and itself.
When referring to positive integers, prime means having only two factors and composite means having more than two.
A composite number is a number that can be divided by more than just "1 and itself" while a prime number can only be divided by ""
A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1, 2, and 0. 1, 2, and 0 have a different name.
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.
The number is not COMPOSITE. Instead, it is a prime number.
Composite (the only even number that is prime is2).
Composite
It is 1 that is neither a prime or a composite number The number 1 is neither prime nor composite.
There is not such a thing as a composite prime number. A prime number has exactly two factors. A composite number has more than two factors.