37
The closest prime number to 16, and less than 16, is 13. The closest prime number to 33, and greater than 33, is 37.
prime number just before 97 = 89
The prime number just before ninety-seven is 89.
47 is the prime number that comes just before 53.
Prime numbers are abundant, in fact there is an infinite about of prime numbers. There is just and infinitely greater amount of non-prime numbers.
Because a Prime Number can be divided evenly only by 1, or itself. And it must be a whole number greater than 1. The number 82 can be divided by more factors than just itself and one.
Because one is a common factor of every number.
■31, 37,41,43
Just multiply several 2's and 3's all together, until you get a number that's greater than 40.
Just the number 2. #2 is even and prime.
47, 53, and 59 are the three prime numbers just before 60.
I believe they are called composite numbers:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_number_____________________________________I was just about to answer, but he answered first. It is a composite number. I am in 6th grade and we learned it this year.