Composite number

Definition

A composite number is a natural number $n$ such that $n > 1$ and $n$ is not a prime number.

Remarks

Equivalently, $n$ is composite when $n = a b$ for some natural numbers $a$ and $b$ with $1 < a < n$ and $1 < b < n$ . The first composite numbers are $4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12$ . The number $1$ is neither prime nor composite.

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Divisibility definition
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Composite number

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