Question

what are prime numbers​

Answer 1

Answer:

Prime numbers are numbers that have only 2 factors: 1 and themselves. For example, the first 5 prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11. By contrast, numbers with more than 2 factors are call composite numbers.

in short-

Prime numbers are numbers that have only 2 factors: 1 and themselves. For example, the first 5 prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11.

Answer 2

Prime numbers refer to the numbers which are only divisible by 1 and the number itself for example 7, 7 is divisible by 1 and also divisible by 7 and none other numbers.

All prime numbers are odd numbers but only 2 is an exception because even it is an even number it is considered as a prime number.

examples of prime number

1,2,3,5,... and so on....