SOLUTION: whats a prime number?

Question 336941: whats a prime number?
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A prime number is a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors, 1 and itself.

13 is a prime number. It has exactly two natural number divisors, 1 and 13.
16 is NOT a prime number. It has five natural number divisors, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16.

John

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