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==Alternative Definition==

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Mathematicians often prefer the following definition, which, for integers, is equivalent to the one stated above: <blockquote>''A prime number is a non-unit (i.e., not 1 or -1 for the integers) which whenever it divides the product of two numbers will divide at least one of the factors.''</blockquote>

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Mathematicians often prefer the following definition,{{fact}} which, for integers, is equivalent to the one stated above: <blockquote>''A prime number is a non-unit (i.e., not 1 or -1 for the integers) which whenever it divides the product of two numbers will divide at least one of the factors.''</blockquote>

Or in symbolic notation:

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