composite number

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   an integer that is divisible without remainder by at least one positive integer other than itself and one

   Broadernumber

Questions about composite number

What does composite number mean?

composite number means "an integer that is divisible without remainder by at least one positive integer other than itself and one".

Is composite number a common word?

composite number is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.