prime number

Summary

prime number is a type of integer^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of type_of_integer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109,681 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• prime number's instance of is recorded as type of integer^[3].
• prime number was followed by twin prime^[4].
• prime number is a type of square-free integer^[5].
• prime number is a type of prime element^[6].
• prime number is a type of odd number^[7].
• prime number is part of set of prime numbers^[8].
• prime number's Commons category is recorded as Prime numbers^[9].
• prime number is the opposite of composite number^[10].
• prime number's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Prime numbers^[11].
• prime number's notation is recorded as P/p^[12].
• prime number's described by source is recorded as Q140169500^[13].
• prime number's topic has template is recorded as Template:Prime number classes^[14].
• prime number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/primes^[15].
• prime number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathoverflow.net/tags/prime-numbers^[16].
• prime number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/prime-numbers^[17].
• prime number's has characteristic is recorded as divisor^[18].
• prime number's different from is recorded as set of prime numbers^[19].
• prime number's has list is recorded as list of prime numbers^[20].
• prime number's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[21].
• prime number's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[22].

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Definition and Type

prime number's instance of is recorded as type of integer^[3]. Recorded subclass of include square-free integer^[5], prime element^[6], and odd number^[7]. It is the opposite of composite number^[10].

Use and Application

prime number is part of set of prime numbers^[8].

Influence

Things named for prime number include prime ideal^[23]; super-prime^[24]; emirp^[25]; and 7919 Prime^[26], an asteroid^[27].

Why It Matters

prime number ranks in the top 1% of type_of_integer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109,681 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for it include prime ideal^[23]; super-prime^[24]; emirp^[25]; and 7919 Prime^[26], an asteroid^[27].