Question

How to tell whether its a prime or composite number

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation: You know that it is a prime if the only number divisible by the number is one. If there are more numbers than 1 then it is composite.

Answer 2

Prime numbers have only 2 factors 1 and its number for example:
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23

Like this 1*2. Or 3*1

Composite numbers have more than two factors for example :
0, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 15, 16..

For example 0 has many factors
0 times 3 0times 4