prime number

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Synonyms 1.1.3 Antonyms 1.1.4 Related terms 1.1.5 Translations 1.1.6 See also 1.1.7 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

prime number (plural prime numbers)

1. (number theory) Any natural number greater than 1 divisible only by itself and 1.

   Every natural number greater than 1 can be factorized into prime numbers.

[edit] Usage notes

• Modern mathematical usage specifies that 1 is not a prime number (as has been defined here); some older texts consider 1 to be a prime number.

[edit] Synonyms

• prime

[edit] Antonyms

• composite number

[edit] Related terms

• prime
• prime factor
• primality
• prime factorization

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• divisor
• factor

[edit] External links

• Prime number on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mathworld article on Prime Number