Difference between revisions of "Composite number"
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| − | Simply stated, a composite number is | + | Simply stated, a composite number is a [[positive integer]] with at least one [[divisor]] between 1 and itself. |
Note that the number one is neither prime nor composite. It follows that two is the only even prime number, three is the only multiple of three that is prime, and so on. | Note that the number one is neither prime nor composite. It follows that two is the only even prime number, three is the only multiple of three that is prime, and so on. | ||
Revision as of 17:43, 22 June 2006
Simply stated, a composite number is a positive integer with at least one divisor between 1 and itself.
Note that the number one is neither prime nor composite. It follows that two is the only even prime number, three is the only multiple of three that is prime, and so on.
