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composite number

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

Origin:
1720–30
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composite number  
n.  An integer exactly divisible by at least one positive integer other than itself or 1.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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