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{{See also|Math and the Bible}}

{{See also|Math and the Bible}}

[[File:Eratosthenes.jpg|thumb|[[Eratosthenes]].]]

[[File:Eratosthenes.jpg|thumb|[[Eratosthenes]].]]

A '''prime number''' is a [[natural number]] greater than 1 which is [[divisible]] by only 1 and itself. A prime number has only two [[factor]]s: 1 and itself. The first few prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 .... The number 2 is the only even prime.

A '''prime number''' is a [[natural number]] greater than 1 which is [[divisible]] by only 1 and itself. A prime number has only two [[factor]]s: 1 and itself. The first few prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 .... The number 2 is the only even prime. The [[Gospel of John]] is built on the prime number 7: seven [[miracle]]s, seven "I AM" declarations, and seven witnesses to the divinity of [[Jesus]].

'''''As the building block for all numbers, prime numbers have a [[spiritual]] quality that has fascinated [[mathematicians]] and others'''''.  Prime numbers are a great way to learn and teach [[math]], to improve mental acuity and focus, to fend off [[addiction]], and to understand great works such as the [[Bible]].  The two greatest unsolved mysteries in [[mathematics]] relate to prime numbers: every even number greater than 2 is the sum of two primes ([[Goldbach's conjecture]]), and there are apparently [[infinity|infinitely]] many [[twin primes]].  There may be infinitely many [[Mersenne prime]]s.

'''''As the building block for all numbers, prime numbers have a [[spiritual]] quality that has fascinated [[mathematicians]] and others'''''.  Prime numbers are a great way to learn and teach [[math]], to improve mental acuity and focus, to fend off [[addiction]], and to understand great works such as the [[Bible]].  The two greatest unsolved mysteries in [[mathematics]] relate to prime numbers: every even number greater than 2 is the sum of two primes ([[Goldbach's conjecture]]), and there are apparently [[infinity|infinitely]] many [[twin primes]].  There may be infinitely many [[Mersenne prime]]s.