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prime number
noun
a positive integer that is not divisible without remainder by any integer except itself and 1, with 1 often excluded.
The integers 2, 3, 5, and 7 are prime numbers.
prime number
noun
Sometimes shortened to: prime.an integer that cannot be factorized into other integers but is only divisible by itself or 1, such as 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11 Compare composite number
prime number
A positive integer greater than 1 that can only be divided by itself and 1 without leaving a remainder. Examples of prime numbers are 7, 23, and 67.
Compare composite number
prime number
A number that cannot be divided evenly by any other number except itself and the number one; 1, 3, 5, 7, and 11 are prime numbers.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of prime number1
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