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A prime or prime number is a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself.
Prime (Latin for "first") or the acronym PRIME may also refer to:
Mathematics
- Relatively prime, two numbers whose greatest common divisor is 1
- Prime element
- Prime form of a Riemann surface
- Prime (symbol), the ′ mark, typically used as a suffix
- Prime 3-manifold, a 3-manifold that cannot be written as the connect sum of two nontrivial 3-manifolds
- Prime ideal, a subset of a ring
- Prime knot, a knot that cannot be written as the knot sum of two non-trivial knots in knot theory
- Prime model, as simple a model as possible in model theory
- Prime polynomial is not the functional composition of polynomials
Science and technology
- X-23 PRIME, an experimental re-entry vehicle
- PRIME (PLC), a power line communication standard
- Prime Computer, a producer of minicomputers from 1972 until 1992, whose logo was stylized as Pr1me Computer
- Directionality (molecular biology), 3′ (3 prime) and 5′ (5 prime) ends in biochemistry
- HP Prime, a touch-screen color graphing calculator released by Hewlett-Packard in 2013
- Peg Restrained Intrinsic Muscle Evaluator, a device for measuring the strength of intrinsic hand muscles
- Prime, a term in social cognition referring to an environmental trigger of cognitive processes, see John Bargh#Influence of unconsciously perceived stimuli
- Prime, a typographical symbol
Popular culture
- Prime (film), a romantic comedy
- Prime (comics), a comic book character
- Prime (Transformers), a title used by Autobot leaders in Transformers
- Dyson Aliens or The Primes, aliens in Peter Hamilton's Commonwealth Saga
- Metroid Prime, a game in Nintendo's Metroid franchise
Television
- Prime time, a block of slots each evening in broadcast programming
- AFN Prime, part of the American Forces Network
- BBC Prime, a television channel in Europe and the Middle East
- Prime Network, a defunct cable sports network in the United States
- Prime Televisie, a Flemish pay television channel
- Prime Media Group, an Australian media corporation
- Prime7, a television network in Australia owned by Prime Media
- Prime (New Zealand)
- Prime (Canadian TV channel), a Canadian television channel owned by Shaw; now known as DTour and formerly as TVtropolis
Art and music
- Prime (graffiti artist), born Jose Reza
- Prime version, the original version of an artwork existing in several versions
- Prime (percussion), to lightly strike an instrument such as a gong in preparation for playing
Business
- Prime, Inc., an American trucking company
- Prime Transport Limited, Pakistani company
- Amazon Prime, a subscription service of Amazon.com
Other uses
- Prime F.C., a Nigerian football club
- Prime (liturgy), the first of the canonical hours
- Programme for Rebuilding and IMproving Existing schools, a programme of the Singapore Ministry of Education
- Priming, to start up a pump, see Pump#Priming a pump
- USS Prime, two ships of the U.S. Navy
People with the surname
- Geoffrey Prime (born 1938), British spy
- Samuel I. Prime (1812–1885), American clergyman, traveller, and writer
- Spencer G. Prime (1851–1926), New York politician
See also
- Prime form (music) in music
- Prime lens, is a lens which has a fixed focal length, in film and photography
- Prime Minister, the highest executive office with real powers in certain governments
- Prime rate, of interest applied in banking
- E-Prime, a modified English syntax and vocabulary lacking all forms of "to be"
- Prime parry, a parry form in fencing
- Primer (disambiguation)
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