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Question 729633: ?definition of 'distinct' prime number?

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Prime Number

A Prime Number can be divided evenly only by 1, or itself.
Example: 5 can only be divided evenly by 1 or 5, so it is a prime number.
The first few prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, and 29 etc
But 6 can be divided evenly by 1, 2, 3 and 6 so it is NOT a prime number (it is a composite number).