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composite number
noun
, Mathematics.
- a number that is a multiple of at least two numbers other than itself and 1.
composite number
noun
- a positive integer that can be factorized into two or more other positive integers Compare prime number
composite number
/ kəm-pŏz′ĭt /
- An integer that can be divided by at least one other integer besides itself and 1 without leaving a remainder. 24 is a composite number since it can be divided by 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12. No prime numbers are composite numbers.
- Compare prime number
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Word History and Origins
Origin of composite number1
First recorded in 1720–30
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Example Sentences
If a prime of the second form gets into your composite number, then that number cannot be the sum of two squares.
From Project Gutenberg
A number (other than 1) which is not a prime number is called a composite number.
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