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   Prime

   /prīm/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of first importance; main: "her prime concern is the well-being of the patient" Similar mainchiefkeyprimarycentralprincipalforemostfirstmost importantparamountmajordominantsupremeoverridingcardinalpreeminentultimateinformal:number-onefundamentalbasicessentialelementalprimaryvitalcentralOpposite secondarysubordinatesecondary
   • ▪ from which another thing may derive or proceed: "Diogenes' conclusion that air is the prime matter"
   • 2. of the best possible quality; excellent: "prime cuts of meat" Similar top-qualityhighest qualitytoptop-tierbestfirst-classfirst-ratehigh-gradegrade Asuperiorsupremeflawlesschoiceselectfinestsuperlativepeakoptimalmodelexcellentmarvelousmagnificentsuperbfinewonderfulexceptionalformidabletop of the rangetop of the lineinformal:tip-topA1stellartop-notchOpposite inferior
   • ▪ having all the expected or typical characteristics of something: "the novel is a prime example of the genre" Similar archetypalprototypicaltypicalclassicidealexcellentstandardstockconventionalcharacteristicquintessential
   • ▪ most suitable or likely: "it's the prime contender for best comedy of the year"
   • 3. (of a number) evenly divisible only by itself and one (e.g., 2, 3, 5, 7, 11).
   • ▪ (of two or more numbers in relation to each other) having no common factor but one: "a congruence whose modulus is a number prime to"

   noun

   • 1. a state or time of greatest strength, vigor, or success in a person's life: "you're in the prime of life"
   • ▪ the beginning or first period of something: archaic "the prime of the world"
   • 2. a service forming part of the Divine Office, traditionally said (or chanted) at the first hour of the day (i.e., 6 a.m.), but now little used.
   • 3. a prime number.
   • 4. a symbol (ʹ) written after a letter or symbol as a distinguishing mark or after a figure as a symbol for minutes or feet.
   • 5. the first of eight standard parrying positions.
   • 6. short for prime rate

   Word Origin Old Englishprīm (in prime1 (sense 2 of the noun)), from Latin prima (hora) ‘first (hour)’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French prime; the adjective dates from late Middle English, via Old French from Latin primus ‘first’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. primeness noun

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   What is a prime number?

   • Consider the definition of a prime number. A prime number is a positive integer, greater than 1, whose only factors are 1 and itself. You probably first heard this definition in Middle School, if not earlier. It is a perfectly valid definition of what it means for an integer to be prime.

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   What is a prime number in arithmetic?

   • This is because the fundamental theorem of arithmetic states that all integers greater than 1 are either prime, or can be represented as the product of prime numbers. There is no known formula that easily distinguishes a prime number from a composite number.

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   What is a prime adjective?

   • Definition of prime adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary main; most important; basic My prime concern is to protect my property. Winning is not the prime objective in this sport. The care of the environment is of prime importance. He's the police's prime suspect in this case. Thesaurus Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   How many prime numbers are there?

   • Refer here for a list of up to the first 10,000 prime numbers. The following are the first five prime numbers: The number 1 has only one factor (1 × 1 = 1), so it is not a prime number. It is also not a composite number. The natural numbers greater than 1 that aren't prime numbers are called composite numbers.

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   PRIME definition: 1. main, or most important: 2. of the best quality: 3. a very good example of something. Learn more.

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   Prime definition: of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration. See examples of PRIME used in a sentence.

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   Definition: Prime Number. A prime number is a positive integer, greater than 1 1, whose only factors are 1 1 and itself. You probably first heard this definition in Middle School, if not earlier. It is a perfectly valid definition of what it means for an integer to be prime.

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   A prime number is a natural number that is greater than 1 that has exactly two factors, 1 and itself. In other words, a prime number is a number that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers since it has to include itself.

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   Define and identify numbers that are prime or composite. Find the prime factorization of composite numbers. Find the greatest common divisor. Use the greatest common divisor to solve application problems. Find the least common multiple. Use the least common multiple to solve application problems.

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   Definition of prime adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. prime. adjective. /praɪm/. [only before noun] main; most important; basic My prime concern is to protect my property. Winning is not the prime objective in this sport. The care of the environment is of prime importance. He's the police's prime suspect in this case.

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   Nov 30, 2023 · As Wolfram MathWorld explains, a prime number — also known simply as a prime — is a positive number greater than 1 that can only be divided by one and itself. It needs to be divisible by two numbers. With that definition of prime numbers in mind, the number 1 isn't a prime number.