Prime Number

Definition. An integer p≥2p \geq 2 is prime if its only positive divisors are 11 and pp.

Every integer n≥2n \geq 2 is a product of primes, proved by Strong Induction in Lecture 1, Example 9, and there are infinitely many primes (Example 10).

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