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A number that is only divisible by one and itself. eg, 7, no other numbers go into 7 except 7 and 1.
A number is a prime if there's no other number besides '1' and itself

that will divide into it evenly with no remainder.

Only positive whole numbers are called 'prime' numbers if they pass that test.

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