A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has exactly two distinct positive divisors: 1 and itself, meaning it cannot be expressed as a product of two smaller natural numbers.

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Prime numbers are defined by their unique factorization property distinguishing them from composite numbers, which have more than two factors. For example, 5 is prime because its only factors are 1 and 5, while 4 is composite as it factors into 2 × 2. The number 1 is neither prime nor composite.

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