Prime numbers are like the building blocks of all other numbers. Imagine you have a special group of numbers that can’t be divided evenly by anything except 1 and themselves, those are prime numbers! For example, 2 is a prime number because it can only be divided by 1 and itself. The same goes for 3, 5, and 7.
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- 3 is a prime number because it doesn’t divide evenly by any number except 1 and 3.
- 7 is also a prime, just like the days of the week, you can’t split them up evenly!
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See also
- How Does a Clock Work?
- What Makes Some People Better at Math Than Others?
- Why Is the Shape of a Pizza So Perfect?
- Who is Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic?
- What Makes a Coin Flip Fair?
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