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What is a Prime Number?
- A natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers.
- A positive integer greater than 1 that can only be divided by itself and 1 without leaving a remainder.
- A prime number is a whole number greater than 1 whose only factors are 1 and itself.
- A number that cannot be divided by any other number except itself and the number.
- A prime number is a positive integer that has exactly two positive divisors.
Examples of a prime number
2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,21,...
How many prime numbers are less than 100?
25
What is the lowest prime number?
2
What is the lowest even prime number?
2
What is the lowest odd prime number?
3
