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prime number

an integer that can be evenly divided by no other whole number than itself or 1, as 2, 3, 5, or 7

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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