prime number
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prime number
noun prime numbers
- Any natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers. The fundamental theorem of arithmetic states that every natural number greater than 1 can be factorized into prime numbers in a way that is unique up to the order in which the factors are written.
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Any natural number (including 1) that is divisible only by itself and 1.
Similar: prime
Opposite: composite number
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Opposite: composite number
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noun natural number
| Español | número primo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소수 sosu |
| 日本語 | 素数 sosū |
| 中文 | 素數 /素数 sùshù, 質數 /质数 zhìshù, zhíshù |
| हिन्दी | अभाज्य संख्या abhājya saṅkhyā |
| Kiswahili | nambari kuu, idadi mkuu |
| Português | número primo |
| Français | nombre premier |
| Deutsch | Primzahl |
| Italiano | numero primo |
| Ελληνικά | πρώτος αριθμός prótos arithmós |
| Română | număr prim |
| Русский | просто́е число́ prostóje čisló |
| Tiếng Việt | số nguyên tố |
| العربية | عَدَد أَوَّلِيّ ʕadad ʔawwaliyy |
| עברית | מִסְפָּר רִאשׁוֹנִי |
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