What is a prime?

Answer 1

As in Prime number?

It's a number that's only divisible by the number 1 or itself.

For instance 3 is a prime number because it can only be divided by 3 (once), and 1 (three times).

6 on the other hand is not a prime number because not only can it be divided by 6 (once), and 1 (six times), it can also be divided by 3 (twice) and 2 (three times)

Answer 2

I prime number is a whole number divisible only by 1 and itself. Some examples are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19...

Answer 3

A prime number is defined as any number greater than 1 which is only divisible by 1 or itself.

Examples: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 ...