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How do you figure out what is that makes a number a prime

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A Number Greater Than 1 Is A Prime Number, If It Only Has 2 Factors, Itself &&' 1 . 
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Prime numbers are the numbers that are bigger than one and cannot be divided evenly by any other number except 1 and itself. If a number can be divided evenly by any other number not counting itself and 1, it is not prime and is referred to as a composite number. Prime numbers are whole numbers that must be greater than 1. Zero and one are not considered prime numbers. Learn how to determine which numbers are prime.

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