Question

what are prime numbers?

Answer 1

they are the loneliest numbers ...

Answer 2

Prime numbers are numbers that only have 2 factors: 1 and itsself

Answer 3

primes are natural numbers greater than 1 that only have themselves and 1 as divisors

Answer 4

they have no factors and therefore exist all by themselves.

Answer 5

prime numbers are numbers that are only dividable by itself and 1
for example 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, and so on

Answer 6

oh and 2 I forgot

Answer 7

u mean 3, 5, 7 like these @c

Answer 8

i mean @camerondoherty

Answer 9

yes that is right

Answer 10

the primes up to 101:
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, 101

(1 is not a prime number)

Answer 11

how is it not a prime number??

Answer 12

2 is the only even prime number

Answer 13

its not prime by the definition... it has to do with the algebra of defining prime components, if 1 is prime none of the algebra works.

Answer 14

oh ok?!