composite number

noun, Mathematics

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

Origin

1720-30

Examples from the web for composite number

One player gives the first number and the next player names the next prime or composite number.
All we're saying is that when you do, you include it in a number, the composite number there.
To weigh the samples, a clean culture tube was labeled with the composite number and placed on the balance and the weight tared.

British Dictionary definitions for composite number

composite number

noun

a positive integer that can be factorized into two or more other positive integers Compare prime number

composite number in Science

composite number

(kəm-pŏz'ĭt)
An integer that can be divided by at least one other integer besides itself and 1 without leaving a remainder. 24 is a composite number since it can be divided by 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12. No prime numbers are composite numbers. Compare prime number.