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What are prime numbers?


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Prime numbers are positive integers that have only 2 factors: Itself, and 1.

For example, 13 is a prime number because it has only 2 factors that are: 1 and 13.

1 is NOT a prime number as it only has 1 factor which is 1.

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A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers.

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