The main difference between prime and composite numbers is that:
A)primes have a maximum of two factors and composite numbers have at least 3 factors.
B)prime numbers are made up of composite numbers.
C)more rectangles can be made with prime factors than with composite factors.
D)there are more composite numbers than prime numbers.

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Prime numbers have only two factors, 1 and itself. Composite numbers have at least three factors, including 1 and itself, and usually more than one other factor. Therefore, option A is the correct answer. Option B is incorrect because prime numbers are not made up of composite numbers, but composite numbers can be made up of prime factors. Option C is incorrect because the number of rectangles that can be made with prime or composite factors has no relevance to their classification. Option D is also incorrect because there are infinitely many prime numbers, and the number of composite numbers is also infinite but smaller compared to the prime numbers.

The Main Difference Between Prime and Composite Numbers Is That