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 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. | ||
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| - | The first thirty prime numbers are: | + | The first thirty or so prime numbers are: |
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[[composite number]] | [[composite number]] | ||
Revision as of 20:26, 20 March 2008
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.
The First Thirty
The first thirty or so prime numbers are:
