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Express the number as a product of its factors.

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The factors of 15: 

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15 = 1 × 15.

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15 = 3 × 5.

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Factors of 15 are 1, 3, 5 and 15. Since the number has more than two factors, it is composite.

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The number 15 is a composite number.