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| − | '''Prime numbers''' are those [[number]]s that are divisible by only 1 and itself. | + | '''Prime numbers''' are those [[number]]s that are divisible by only 1 and itself. The only even prime number is 2. There is no upper limit to the quantity of primes, but there is no function for deriving the nth prime. |
==The Prime Numbers== | ==The Prime Numbers== | ||
Revision as of 00:55, April 12, 2007
Prime numbers are those numbers that are divisible by only 1 and itself. The only even prime number is 2. There is no upper limit to the quantity of primes, but there is no function for deriving the nth prime.
The Prime Numbers
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, ... are prime numbers.
The Largest Known Prime
The largest known prime is <math>2^{32582657}+1</math>