Prime number
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| - | A ''prime number'' is a number (greater than one) which has exactly two natural number divisors: one and itself. For example, three can only be divided by one and three. Therefore, it is a prime number. | + | A '''prime number''' is a [[natural number]] (greater than one) which has exactly two [[natural number]] divisors: one and itself. For example, three can only be divided by one and three. Therefore, it is a prime number. |
==The First Thirty== | ==The First Thirty== | ||
| - | The first thirty prime numbers are: | + | The first thirty or so prime numbers are: |
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| - | [[composite number]] | + | ==See Also== |
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| + | *[[natural number]] | ||
Current revision as of 02:51, 2 April 2008
A prime number is a natural number (greater than one) which has exactly two natural number divisors: one and itself. For example, three can only be divided by one and three. Therefore, it is a prime number.
[edit] The First Thirty
The first thirty or so prime numbers are:
