prime number

/praɪm ˌnʌmbər/
/praɪm ˈnʌmbə/
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Other forms: prime numbers

Definitions of prime number
  1. noun
    an integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1
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    type of:
    prime, prime quantity
    a number that has no factor but itself and 1
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