Meaning Of Prime Numbers

In mathematics, a prime number (or a prime) is a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself. The first twenty-five prime numbers are: Prime Numbers:2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97.Condition: - If x is the prime number then the next factors of the number x is 1 and X. Let us see meaning of prime numbers.(Source:Wikipidea)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Meaning of Prime Numbers:

Prime number means that number should divide by one and the number itself only. Otherwise it is not a prime number. If any one number divisible by two means that is not a prime number.

            Let us take a number to find prime number or not. For that we will take 131.

Step 1:

            Let us find the square root for that given number 131 = 11.44
            Now we have to change the decimal number as a whole number. That should be the nearest big whole number. 11.44 = 12

Step 2:

            Find the prime numbers below 12. The prime numbers up to 12 are 2, 3, 5, 7 and 11.

Step 3:
            So from this factors no one number will not divide by 131. The number contains 1 and 131 only.  Hence it is considered as a prime number.
Example Problems - Meaning of Prime Numbers:

Problem 1:

            Find out the number 29 is prime number or not?

Solution:

            Here the number 29 is divisible by one and itself only. It has no more factors other than this. So 29 is considered as a prime number.

Problem 2:

            Find out the number 53 is prime number or not?

Solution:

            The getting number 53 is not divisible by two. 53 has only two factors. Those factors are one and itself only. So we can say the given number is prime number.

Problem 3:

            Find out the number 78 is prime number or not?

Solution:

            The obtain number 78 is not a prime number. 78 is divisible by two. The number 78 contains more than two factors. Those factors are 2 x 3 x 13. Therefore the given number 78 is not a prime number.

Problem 4:

            Find out the number 108 is prime number or not?

Solution:

            The obtain number 108 is not a prime number. Why means 108 is divisible by two. 108 includes more than two factors. Those prime factors are 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 3. Therefore we cannot say it is a prime number.
Practice problems - Meaning of prime numbers:

Problem 1:

            Find the number 13 is prime number or not?

Solution:

            The given number 13 is considered as a prime number.

Problem 2:

            Find out the number 54 is prime number or not?

Solution:

            The given number 54 is not a prime number.