A number is divided evenly by its factors; what to call this number?

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A number is divided evenly by its factors, then what to call this number with?
For example:
10 is divided evenly by 1, 2 and 5.
1, 2, 5 are the factors
Then, how can I denote "10" with a noun?
(I tried searching math.stackexchange, but this seems to be too elementary there)

Xanne · Accepted Answer

The number 10 is a composite number according to the following definition:

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.

https://www.yourdictionary.com/composite-number
A number that can be divided only by itself and 1 without leaving a remainder is a prime number.

Acccumulation · Answer

10 is a multiple of 1, 2, 5, and 10. (Note that every number is a factor and mul,tiple of itself.)

In science, a multiple is the product of any quantity and an integer.[1][2][3] In other words, for the quantities a and b, we say that b is a multiple of a if b = na for some integer n, which is called the multiplier. If a is not zero, this is equivalent to saying that b/a is an integer.[4][5][6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_(mathematics)

Tom Hundt · Answer

10 is the product of 1, 2, and 5.  Those are all integers. They are also whole numbers.  Multiplied together, 1, 2, and 5 make 10.  2 and 5 are 10's prime factors.
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