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      A natural number is called a prime number (or a prime) if it is bigger than one and has no divisors other than 1 and itself. For example, 5 is prime, since no number except 1 and 5 divides it. On the other hand, 6 is not a prime (it is composite), since 6=2x3

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        In simple, prime numbers are those numbers which is exactly divide itself. Here the number "1" is excluded, since it is the common factor of all the numbers.


        For example, 2 is exactly divisible by 2 only [excluding 1], so 2 is a prime number


        Similarly, 3 is exactly divisible by 3 only [excluding 1], so, 3 is a prime number


        and so on.


        Hope you have got the concept of prime numbers.


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