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A positive [[integer]] is '''composite''' if it is neither [[prime]] nor equal to 1. The smallest composite is 4. | A positive [[integer]] is '''composite''' if it is neither [[prime]] nor equal to 1. The smallest composite is 4. | ||
| − | If a number can be written as the product <math>a * b</math> where the integers | + | If a number can be written as the product <math>a * b</math> where the integers <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> are both greater than 1, the number is composite. |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Composite number|Wikipedia]] | *[[Wikipedia:Composite number|Wikipedia]] | ||
[[Category:Math]] | [[Category:Math]] | ||
Revision as of 23:30, 26 October 2020
A positive integer is composite if it is neither prime nor equal to 1. The smallest composite is 4.
If a number can be written as the product [math]\displaystyle{ a * b }[/math] where the integers [math]\displaystyle{ a }[/math] and [math]\displaystyle{ b }[/math] are both greater than 1, the number is composite.
