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Why is 37 a prime number?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

A Prime number is a number that is can only be divided by one and itself. 37 can be divided by no smaller whole number other than one. As numbers get larger, fewer and fewer of them are prime numbers because more and more of them can be divided by whole numbers. 39 is not a prime number. It can be divided by 3 and 13. 91 is not a prime number. It can be divided by 7 and 13. Prime numbers are important in secret communications. A value for each letter is multiplied by two prime numbers with several billion digits. It is difficult for anyone to break the code.

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