One silly question about prime numbers

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One silly question about prime numbers

by getk » Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:25 am
plz forgive me..

Is 1 a prime number?

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by cramya » Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:35 am
1 is not a prime number

Bt definition any number greater than 1 that has 1 and itself as its factors(positive divisors) is called a prime numbers


Prime numbers are
2,3,5,7,11 etc...


Also keep in mind that 2 is the only even prime(this fact come in handy in some problems)

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by getk » Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:11 pm
thanks m8