A number with factors other than itself and one.
Examples
12=12×1=3×4=3x2x2
33=33×1=3×11
Both twelwe and thirty-three are composite numbers.
Seventeen and twenty-three are not composite numbers.
A number with factors other than itself and one.
Examples
12=12×1=3×4=3x2x2
33=33×1=3×11
Both twelwe and thirty-three are composite numbers.
Seventeen and twenty-three are not composite numbers.