prime numbers

who discovered prime numbers

• Ancient Greeks were the people who discovered prime numbers
• They found out every number can be broken down into a product of primes

how are prime numbers used

• Prime numbers  are evenly divided by 1
• Prime numbers were used to make more complex and harder to crack codes 
• 2 prime numbers multiplied together is much better than an old number

why are prime numbers important

• Prime numbers are important because it is a learning and illistrating mathb
• They also help solve problems
• They help us understand the structure of numbers themselves 

when were prime numbers found

• Prime numbers were found in 1951on a computer 
• On January 25, 2013 the largest prime number known was found

where were prime numbers discovered

• Prime numbers were by ancient greek
• Also found on mersenne website

Example

Examples of prime numbers

• 2=1x2
• 3=1x3
• 5=1x5
• 7=1x7
• 11=1x11

historical facts

• 0 and 1 are not prime numbers
• The even number is 2 
• No prime number greater than 5 ends in a 5
• Except for 0 & 1 a # is either prime or composite