A number which is greater than 1 and not a prime number is called a composite number.

Every composite number N has a factor n such that 1 < n < N.

Some people call a composite number a "Rectangle Number"
because you can make a non-trivial rectangle of that area.

This is in analogy with "Triangle Numbers," "Square Numbers"
and so on.

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