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A composite number has factors other than 1 and itself. A prime number has factors of 1 and itself only.

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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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14y ago

Prime-A number that has no factors other than 1 and itself

Composite-One that does have factors other than 1 and itself.

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When referring to positive integers, prime means having only two factors and composite means having more than two.

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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 ""

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10y ago

No numbers are prime AND composite. The number 1 is neither.

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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.

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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.

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This is not possible!!

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