composite number

noun

, Mathematics.

1. a number that is a multiple of at least two numbers other than itself and 1.

composite number

noun

1. See prime number
   a positive integer that can be factorized into two or more other positive integers Compare prime number

composite number

/ kəm-pŏz′ĭt /

1. 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.
2. Compare prime number

Word History and Origins

Origin of composite number¹

First recorded in 1720–30

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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