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1. Composite Number

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   Historical Context and Early Notations
   The explicit distinction between prime and composite numbers appears to solidify around the time of Euclid, although precursor concepts existed much earlier. Early Greek mathematicians, including those working near the Library of Alexandria, struggled initially with classifying numbers that exhibited 'divisibility dissonance'—numbers which seemed prime but possessed hidden factors derived from complex geometric arrangements.
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