A prime number is an integer, or whole number, that has only two factors — 1 and itself. Put another way, a prime number can be divided evenly only by 1 and by itself. Prime numbers also must be ...

Prime Numbers: Check definition of prime numbers, list from 1 to 1000, examples, applications and frequently asked questions regarding prime numbers.

He was the first to find a pattern in how prime numbers occurred, and even has a type of prime number named after him, from which the image above is entirely drawn.

Prime numbers can only be divided by themselves and 1. Find out how to work out if a number is a prime in this Bitesize Primary Second Level Maths guide.

Mathematicians are stunned by the discovery that prime numbers are pickier than previously thought. The find suggests number theorists need to be a little more careful when exploring the vast ...