prime numbers

Signification (Anglais)

plural of prime number

prime number

1. Any natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers.
2. (obsolete) Any natural number (including 1) that is divisible only by itself and 1.

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Phrases

A classic example of a one-way function is multiplication of very large prime numbers .

Un exemple classique d'une fonction à sens unique est la multiplication de très grands nombres premiers.