2007-03-14 12:58:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
numbers that only have 1 and itself as factors
2007-03-14 13:00:38 · answer #1 · answered by Worldemperor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A number that has exactly 2 factors, 1 and itself.
Ex through 100:
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 57, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 91, & 97.
2007-03-14 20:10:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although it is synonmous to say a prime number is any number only divisible by 1 and itself, that is not the true mathematical definition. Once you reach upper division mathematics, you learn the actual definiton.
A prime number is an integer p>1, such that for any other integer a, either p divides a, or the greatest common divisor of p and a is 1.
2007-03-14 20:36:24 · answer #3 · answered by Steph R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
prime numbers are numbers that can only be divided by itself and 1
like 7 is prime but 6 isnt, because 6 can be divided by 2
2007-03-14 20:01:40 · answer #4 · answered by KO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prime numbers are those which can only be evenly divided by the number one and the number itself.
2007-03-14 20:02:14 · answer #5 · answered by brenda c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
prime is a number whose factor are 1 and itself
ex: 3 = 3x1
5 = 5x1
7 = 7x1
2007-03-14 20:01:37 · answer #6 · answered by 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋