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How do you workout if a number is prime or not?

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Wow! That's a really good question! A prime number is a numeral that is greater than 1 and cannot be divided evenly by any other number except 1 and itself. If a number can be divided evenly by any other number not counting itself and 1, it is not prime and is referred to as a composite number. Hope that helps!

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