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Python - Program to find the given number is a prime or composite number

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  In this post, we are going to check whether an inputted number is a prime number or a composite number. What is a Prime number or a Composite number ?     A prime number is a number that has only two factors i.e, 1, and the number itself.  A composite number is a number that has more than two factors. A number is said to factor that when it divides the other number it leaves no remainder.  Generally, the factors lie between 1 and the number itself. Pre-requisites : Python introduction List concept Conditional statements  Program :  a=int(input("Enter the integer:")) list1=[] # empty list for factors for i in range(1, a+1):     if (a%i==0):         list1.append(i) if len(list1)== 2:     print("The given number ",a," is a prime number.") else :     print("The given number ",a," is a composite number.") Explanation :    1. First, we need to input the integer that we need to find is prime o...