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What is a prime number

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a number that is divisible only by itself and 1


I.e for eg lets take 13....

It is divisible by 1 ,not divisible by 2, not divisible by 3........not divisible by 12 and divisible by 13.

So 13 is a prime number

(Other e.g. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11).

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