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Why is 3 a prime number

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3 is a prime number,beacuse 3 cannot be divided evenly by any number except for 1 and 3.

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Prime numbers are numbers that have a factor of 1 and the number itself.

Since 3 only has two factors which are 3 and itself, it's considered a prime number.

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