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Composite Number

Number Theory

A composite number is a positive integer that can be formed by multiplying two smaller positive integers, so it has at least one divisor other than 1 and itself. Every positive integer is either 1, a prime, or a composite number. Examples include 4, which is 2 times 2, 14, which is 2 times 7, and 360, which factors as 2 cubed times 3 squared times 5. The fundamental theorem of arithmetic guarantees that every composite number breaks down into a unique product of prime numbers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Entity-backed identity for the object-kind enum value this mathematical object already carries, resolved to a mathematics concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The object-kind fact itself stays on the object unchanged.

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1. Composite Number (Wikipedia)
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