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what is a prime number

 Mar 19, 2016
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A prime number is a number that is NOT divisible by any other number evenly, except itself and 1. Example: 11 is prime number, because you cannot divide evenly by any other number. You can divide it only by itself: 11/11=1. Or, you can divide it by 1: 11/1=11.

 Mar 19, 2016
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Remember that 1 is NOT a prime number because it only has one factor, itself. Therefore, it cannot be prime.

rarinstraw1195  Mar 19, 2016
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What about the number \(0?\)

gibsonj338  Mar 19, 2016
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0 is not prime either since it has no factors. It also cannot divide itself because it creates a mathematical error.

rarinstraw1195  Mar 19, 2016

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