17 is a Prime number - the next composite number after 17 is 18.
The next prime number after the composite number of 16 is 17
ANSWER: The next composite number after 12 is 14.
The next composite number after 4 is 6.
289 is composite. 289 = 17 * 17 = 172
The number after 17 is 18.
The next highest composite number is 9. The next number that has 8 as a factor is 16
The next composite number after 20 is 21.
17 is not a composite number because composite numbers have other factors aside from 1 and itself. Factors of 17 are only 1 and 17, thus, 17 is a prime number.
No
Composite: 17 * 137
17 is not a composite number, it is a prime number because it has only two factors itself and one. A composite number has more than two factors.
No.