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Prime Number Checker

Check if any number is prime and get its complete prime factorisation, nearest prime neighbours, and the list of all primes up to 100.

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a prime number?

A natural number greater than 1 with no divisors other than 1 and itself. First primes: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13...

Is 1 a prime number?

No. Primes must have exactly two factors. 1 has only one factor.

What is the largest known prime?

As of 2024, over 40 million digits — a Mersenne prime. Finding large primes is crucial for cryptography.

Why are primes important in cryptography?

RSA encryption relies on the fact that factoring the product of two large primes is computationally infeasible.

What is a composite number?

A number with more than two factors. All positive integers greater than 1 are either prime or composite.