We will all have come across this list of prime numbers when studying maths at school but what exactly is a prime number and why are they so special? In simple terms a prime number is a number which can only be divided by itself and the number 1 to give a whole number. While to many people they may seem fairly trivial they have a history which goes back over 20,000 years and are a very important branch of mathematics.
They have a distinct place in history with clay tablets discovered from thousands of years ago showing that even in olden times prime numbers were discussed and researched. Over the years the branch of Greek mathematics has taken over research into numbers and we hereby list the first 100 prime numbers for your information.
The list of prime numbers is: –
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
101 103 107 109 113
127 131 137 139 149
151 157 163 167 173
179 181 191 193 197
199 211 223 227 229
233 239 241 251 257
263 269 271 277 281
283 293 307 311 313
317 331 337 347 349
353 359 367 373 379
383 389 397 401 409
419 421 431 433 439
443 449 457 461 463
467 479 487 491 499
503 509 521 523 541
