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Any number that cannot be evenly divided by any Prime number smaller than itself is a prime number.
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How can you decide if a number is a prime number?
If it only has two factors, it's a prime number.
What is the largest prime number you have to check to decide if 221 is prime?
13
Is x a prime number?
x is a placeholder for a number. Depending what number you decide that x should be, it will be a prime number, or it won't.
Why does mathematicians decide not to call 1 a prime number?
1 is not a prime number because it can be evenly divided by itself and by 1, the opposite as per the definition of a prime number.
How are factors and prime numbers related?
Whether a number is a prime number or not is determined by its factors. It is a prime number if its only factors are 1 and itself.
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