Composite number

Key term for Edexcel GCSE Mathematics, used in Structure and Calculation.

Definition

A positive integer greater than 1 that has at least one divisor other than 1 and itself (it has more than two factors).

Exam Context

Composite number appears in Edexcel GCSE Mathematics revision content for Number, especially Structure and Calculation and Primes, Factors and Multiples.

Number Structure and Calculation Primes, Factors and Multiples

Found in Revision Notes

Number

Primes, Factors and Multiples

Structure and Calculation • Primes, Factors and Multiples

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Related Key Terms

Common factor Common multiple Factor Factor pair Factor tree Highest Common Factor (HCF)Index form Integer

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