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Which of the following are prime numbers? 37, 23, 17, 51, 69

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Do a prime factorization for each of the numbers to determine if they prime or not


\begin{gathered} 37\rightarrow37 \\ 23\rightarrow23 \\ 17\rightarrow17 \\ 51\rightarrow3*17 \\ 69\rightarrow3*23 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the following prime numbers are 37, 23, and 17.

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