A prime number is a number that only has two numbers that can be multiplied together to achieve that number, 1 and the number itself. These numbers have many different applications and behave differently than other numbers that may have more factors that can be multiplied together to result in them.
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53 , 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, and 97 are the prime numbers from 1 to 100.
The smallest prime number is 2.
No, by definition prime numbers are positive integers so any negative number is not a prime number.
No, 1 is not a prime number because it only has a single factor, itself. It is not considered to be a prime number or not, as it would need to factors to be considered. It sits in its own class due to this.
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