Prime number

A prime number is a positive integer whose only factors are 1 and the number itself. They have many important properties.

Examples
The primes below 100 are:

2, 3, 5, 7, 11 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97

Types of prime
There are many different types of prime numbers with specific properties. Some of these types are:


 * Twin prime
 * Square prime
 * Fibonacci prime
 * Mersenne prime