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adjective
- 1. of first importance; main: "a nurse's prime concern is the well-being of the patient" Similar Opposite
- 2. of the best possible quality; excellent: "prime cuts of meat" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. the state or time of greatest vigour or success in a person's life: "you're in the prime of life"
- 2. a service forming part of the Divine Office of the Western Church, traditionally said at the first hour of the day (i.e. 6 a.m.), but now little used.
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PRIME definition: 1. main or most important: 2. of the best quality: 3. the period in your life when you are most…. Learn more.
A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime because the only ways of writing it as a product, 1 × 5 or 5 × 1, involve 5 itself.
In this article, you will learn the meaning and definition of prime numbers, their history, properties, list of prime numbers from 1 to 1000, chart, differences between prime numbers and composite numbers, how to find the prime numbers using formulas, along with video lesson and examples.
noun. the most flourishing stage or state. the time of early manhood or womanhood: the prime of youth. the period or state of greatest perfection or vigor of human life: a man in his prime. the choicest or best part of anything.
A prime number (or prime integer, often simply called a "prime" for short) is a positive integer p>1 that has no positive integer divisors other than 1 and p itself. More concisely, a prime number p is a positive integer having exactly one positive divisor other than 1, meaning it is a number that cannot be factored.
You use prime to describe something that is most important in a situation. Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern. It could be a prime target for guerrilla attack. The police will see me as the prime suspect! She is the prime candidate to take over his job. Synonyms: main, leading, chief, central More Synonyms of prime.
A whole number above 1 that can not be made by multiplying other whole numbers. Example: 5 is a prime number. We cannot multiply 2, 3 or 4 together to make 5. (Only 1×5 works but we said to use other whole numbers.) Example: 6 can be made by 2 × 3 so is NOT a prime number (it is a composite number).
A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive integer divisors other than 1 and itself. For example, 5 is a prime number because it has no positive divisors other than 1 and 5.
noun. us / praɪm / uk / praɪm / prime noun (BEST TIME) [ S ] the period in your life when you are most active or successful: This is a dancer in her prime. Middle age can be the prime of life if you have the right attitude. I suspect this cheese is past its prime. Synonym. heyday. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. prime noun (SYMBOL)
Definition of prime adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
