Prime and Composite

   Prime and Composite 

Factors are the numbers you multiply to get another number. 

Prime numbers are the numbers that have only two factors. 

What are the factors of 3? 1 and 3 Because 3 has only two factors, it is a prime number. 

Composite numbers are the numbers that have more than two factors. 

What are the factors of 6? 1, 2, 3, and 6 Because 6 has more than two factors, it is a composite number. 

Number	Prime or composite	Factors
10	Composite	1,2,5,10
5	Prime	1,5
12	Composite	1,6,2
18	Composite	1,9,2
4	Composite	1,2,
11	Prime	1,11
24	Composite	1,12,2
97	Prime	1,97
73	Prime	1,73
33	Prime	1,33
21	Prime	1,21