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| − | + | A '''composite number''' is a positive [[integer]] greater than 1 which is not a [[prime number]]. Composite numbers can always be written as a product of prime numbers, which represent a [[prime factorization]]. <ref>http://mathworld.wolfram.com/CompositeNumber.html</ref> | |
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Revision as of 21:45, March 25, 2008
A composite number is a positive integer greater than 1 which is not a prime number. Composite numbers can always be written as a product of prime numbers, which represent a prime factorization. [1]