Question

how is a prime number different from a composite number

Answer 1

Summary: A prime number has only two factors: 1 and itself. A composite number has more than two factors. The number 1 is neither prime nor composite. The prime numbers between 2 and 31 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29 and 31 since each of these numbers has only two factors, itself and 1.

Answer 2

Prime number means that only divisible by 1

Composite numbers means the numbers divisible by more than1