consider the numbers 13, 16, 27, and 41.

which are prime and which are composit how do you know in 2 sentenses

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The numbers 13 and 41 are prime because they have no positive divisors other than 1 and themselves. In contrast, 16 and 27 are composite because they can be divided by numbers other than 1 and themselves (16 = 4 × 4 and 27 = 3 × 9).