composite number
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composite number
noun composite numbers
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A (nonzero) natural number that is expressible as the product of two (or more) natural numbers other than itself and 1.
It is evident, moreover, that if a composite number terminates in any one of the digits 1, 3, 7, 9, no one of its factors can be the number 5, or any number ending in 5.
Opposite: prime number
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noun a number that is the product of two natural numbers other than itself and 1
| 한국어 | 합성수 hapseongsu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 合成数 gōseisū |
| 中文 | 合數 /合数 héshù, 合成數 /合成数 héchéngshù |
| हिन्दी | यौगिक संख्या yaugik saṅkhyā |
| Deutsch | zusammengesetzte Zahl |
| العربية | عَدَد غَيْر أَوَّلِيّ ʕadad ḡayr ʔawwaliyy |
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