4.1.1

Prime Numbers

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Prime Numbers

Prime numbers are numbers that can only be divided by themselves and the number 1.

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The exception - number 1

  • The only exception is the number 1, which is not a prime number.
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Prime numbers between 1 and 5

  • 2 can only be divided by 1 and 2.
    • So 2 is a prime number.
  • 3 can only be divided by 1 and 3.
    • So 3 is a prime number.
  • 4 can be divided by 1, 2 and 4.
    • So 4 is NOT a prime number.
  • 5 can only be divided by 1 and 5.
    • So 5 is a prime number.

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