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    what is a prime number?

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    Prime numbers are those numbers whose factor is the number itself [excluding 1 since 1 is the factor of all the numbers].
    For example, Factor of 2 is 2 only [ excluding 1]
    Similarly, factor of 3 is 3 only [excluding 1]
    factor of 5 is 5 only [excluding 1]

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    A prime number is a number that has factors 1 and itself.


    For example, 5 is a prime number because its factors are 1 and 5.


    6 is not a prime number because its factors are 1, 2, 3 and 6 (it has more factors than 1 and itself). This type of numbers are called compound numbers.  

    A number which can only be divided by itself.



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