composite number

noun Mathematics.

1. a number that is a multiple of at least two numbers other than itself and 1.

noun

1. a positive integer that can be factorized into two or more other positive integersCompare prime number

1. An integer that can be divided by at least one other integer besides itself and 1 without leaving a remainder. 24 is a composite number since it can be divided by 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12. No prime numbers are composite numbers. Compare prime number.