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prime numbers

prime numbers is the plural of prime number.

Meaning of prime number

Noun

prime number (plural prime numbers)

  1. 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.
  2. (obsolete) Any natural number (including 1) that is divisible only by itself and 1.
    Synonyms:
    prime

Questions about prime numbers

What is prime numbers the plural of?
Prime numbers is the plural of prime number.

Words near prime numbers in the dictionary

  1. prime mover
  2. prime movers
  3. prime number
  4. prime number theorem
  5. prime number theorems
  6. prime numbers
  7. prime of life
  8. prime rate
  9. prime reciprocal magic square
  10. prime reciprocal magic squares
  11. prime rib

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