Which is composite number?

A whole number that can be made by multiplying other whole numbers.

Example: 18 can be made by 3 * 6 so is a composite number.

16 can be made by 4 x 4 so it is a square root and a composite number

14 can be made by 2 x 7 so is is a composite number.

It is not a prime number as all Composite Number have factors other than 1 and itself). The first few composite numbers (sometimes called "composites" for short) are 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16,

We need to examine the natural numbers.

The natural numbers are the counting numbers,

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ...

The number 1 is neither prime nor composite.

All natural numbers greater than 1 are either prime or composite.

A prime number is a number that has exactly two factors, itself and 1.

A composite number has more than 2 factors.

A composite number is a natural number greater than 2 that is not a prime number.

Examples:

Prime: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ...

Composite: 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, ...