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Why do you need composite numbers?

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So the prime numbers don't bump into each other.

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All integers (>1) are not prime. So you need a name for such number and that name is "composite".

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You need composite numbers to simplify the equations. Since they can be factorized, it makes the equation in a simpler form.

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