The difference between Composite number and Prime number
When used as nouns, composite number means a (nonzero) natural number that is expressible as the product of two (or more) natural numbers other than itself and 1, whereas prime number means any natural number greater than 1 that is divisible only by itself and 1.
check bellow for the other definitions of Composite number and Prime number
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Composite number as a noun (number theory):
A (nonzero) natural number that is expressible as the product of two (or more) natural numbers other than itself and 1.
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Prime number as a noun (number theory):
Any natural number greater than 1 that is divisible only by itself and 1.
Examples:
"The w fundamental theorem of arithmetic states that every natural number greater than 1 can be factorized into prime numbers in a way that is unique up to the order in which the factors are written."
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Prime number as a noun (obsolete, number theory):
Any natural number (including 1) that is divisible only by itself and 1.