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Prime number

A prime number (or simply prime) is a positive integer $p>1$ whose only positive divisors are 1 and itself. Note that $1$ is usually defined as being neither prime nor composite because it is its only factor among the natural numbers. The Sieve of Eratosthenes is a relatively quick method for... [more]