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Meanings of prime in English
A natural number which has exactly two natural number divisors, namely 1 and the prime number itself.
Synonyms
Examples for "prime number"
Examples for "prime number"
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A prime number is one that cannot be broken into smaller factors.
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There are seven teams, for a start, and seven is a prime number.
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There were seventeen, a nice prime number, which interested Orma inordinately.
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LAST month Cray Research announced the discovery of a record prime number*.
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Photo: NPR Tennessee man Jonathan Pace has discovered the largest known Mersenne prime number.
Usage of prime in English
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French presidents and prime ministers used to celebrate Europe Day with fervour.
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Ukraine's prime minister said armed men barred government experts from collecting evidence.
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However the prime minister says the exercise will cost time and money.
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Indeed, the new prime minister has personally chosen to lead the debate.
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Preval said he would ask parliament to pick a new prime minister.
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Her party said last year it wanted her to become prime minister.
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Longest serving prime minister in the EU and reigning Father of Europe.
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However, you fail to mention those with prime responsibility - the electorate.
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What had happened today outside Angel was a prime example of this.
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Turkish prime minister Binali Yildirim said Turkey would not give into violence.
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It's been the case for nearly 20 years, the prime minister said.
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The prime minister said a discretionary fund was available in such cases.
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A prime example is Goldman Sachs, the big-name New York financial house.
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However, also speaking in parliament, the former prime minister denied all wrongdoing.
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One particular paragraph stands out as a prime example of skewed thinking.
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And the prime minister has made that absolutely crystal clear, he said.
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Prime through the time
Prime across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
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Australia
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