2007-02-26 02:13:08 · 10 answers · asked by lisa e 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
It is a whole number greater than 1 which cannot be expressed as the product of two other whole numbers both greater than 1.
Mathematicians are quite happy knowing what prime numbers are, but they are sometimes not good at writing English, so a "definition" of a prime number can turn out to have loopholes which allow 1, or 0, or -7. Some definitions are so badly worded that 3 would not be a prime, because -1 * -3 = +3. This is a problem with English, not with prime numbers.
2007-02-26 03:16:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An integer greater than one is called a prime number if its only positive divisors (factors) are one and itself. For example, the prime divisors of 10 are 2 and 5, and the first six primes are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13
2007-02-26 10:17:13 · answer #2 · answered by just me 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A number with no factors other than 1 and itself.
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, and 19 are the first and most well known.
2007-02-26 10:17:40 · answer #3 · answered by littleman77y 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A whole number that is divisible by the number 1 and itself without giving any remainders or decimals. 7 is a prime number. sure, you can divide any number you want into seven but if you divide anything BUT 1 and 7, you will get a decimal.
2007-02-26 10:18:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A prime number is any integer which can only be divided exactly by itself or 1. For example, 7 is a prime but 9 is not.
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Doug
2007-02-26 10:16:28 · answer #5 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a prime number is a number that is only divisible by 1 and itself such as - 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, etc
2007-02-26 10:17:56 · answer #6 · answered by eric b 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
prime no. is a no. which can be divided by itself or by 1
2007-02-26 10:24:36 · answer #7 · answered by Vinit D 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a number that is only divisible by 1 and itself
2007-02-26 10:16:33 · answer #8 · answered by shortcake 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a whole number that can be divided by 1 and itself equally only
2007-02-26 10:16:56 · answer #9 · answered by RUSSELLL 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A number which can not be divided by anyhitng besides itself and one, without going into fractions, excluding 1 for some reason. 3,5,7...
2007-02-26 10:17:08 · answer #10 · answered by Timothy C 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋