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In [[mathematics]], a '''semiprime''' is a [[number]] that is the [[product]] of two [[prime|primes]].
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In [[mathematics]], a '''semiprime''' is a [[number]] that is the [[product]] of two not necessarily distinct [[prime|primes]]. These integers are important in many contexts, including [[cryptography]].
  
 
==Examples==
 
==Examples==
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Other examples include: <math>25</math>, <math>15</math>, <math>39</math>, <math>221</math>, <math>437</math>, and <math>1537</math>.
 
Other examples include: <math>25</math>, <math>15</math>, <math>39</math>, <math>221</math>, <math>437</math>, and <math>1537</math>.
  
==Counterexamples==
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==Examples of non-semiprimes==
Counterexamples include <math>17</math>, as it is only a prime number.
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*<math>17</math>, as it is only a prime number.
<math>12</math> is not a semiprime because it can obtained by <math>3*4</math> or <math>2*6</math>.
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*<math>12</math>, not a semiprime because it can obtained by <math>3*4</math> or <math>2*6</math>.
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==See Also==
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*[[Prime]]
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*[[Factor]]
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*[[Prime factorization]]
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[[Category:Number theory]]
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Revision as of 17:05, 25 January 2020

In mathematics, a semiprime is a number that is the product of two not necessarily distinct primes. These integers are important in many contexts, including cryptography.

Examples

  • $9$ is an example of a semiprime as it is the product of two threes. $3*3=9$.
  • $10$ is also an example as it is obtained by $5*2$.

Other examples include: $25$, $15$, $39$, $221$, $437$, and $1537$.

Examples of non-semiprimes

  • $17$, as it is only a prime number.
  • $12$, not a semiprime because it can obtained by $3*4$ or $2*6$.

See Also

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