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Define Prime and composite numbers with examples in simple words.

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Explanation:

prime numbers is numbers with exactly 2 factors

e.g. 13 = 1×13, the only 2 factors of 13 is 1 and 13, thus, 13 is a prime factor

composite numbers is numbers with more than 2 factors

e.g. 12 = 1×12

= 2×6

= 3×4

the factors of 12 is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, there is 6 factors, this, 12 is a composite factor

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