SOLUTION: How many prime numbers are exactly divisible by one?

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Question 292557: How many prime numbers are exactly divisible by one?
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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All of them.
By definition, primes are exactly divisible only by themselves and 1.
But also by definition, every number is exactly divisible by 1.
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since 1 is divisible by every number, this means that every prime number is divisible by 1.