Question

Is 9 prime, composite, or neither? prime composite neither

Answer 1

A prime number has only itself and 1 as factors
A composite number can be divided evenly by a number that is not itself or 1
Neither would be 1 and negative numbers, as 1 only has one factor (itself) and the terms prime and composite do not include negative numbers.
9 is perfectly divisible by 3 so it is composite.