Prime Number Checker
Check if a number is prime, find prime ranges, GCD, LCM, and Goldbach conjecture.
How to use Prime Number Checker
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a prime number?
A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. Examples: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13. The number 1 is not prime by convention. 2 is the only even prime — all other even numbers are divisible by 2, making them composite.
What is prime factorization and why is it useful?
Prime factorization expresses any number as a product of primes raised to powers. For example, 72 = 2³ × 3². It's useful for finding GCD and LCM, simplifying fractions, and understanding number structure. It also underpins RSA encryption — factoring large numbers into primes is computationally hard, making it secure.
What is the difference between GCD and LCM?
GCD (Greatest Common Divisor) is the largest number that divides both integers evenly — used to simplify fractions. LCM (Least Common Multiple) is the smallest number divisible by both — used when adding fractions with different denominators. They're related: GCD(a,b) × LCM(a,b) = a × b.
Is there a largest prime number?
No. Euclid proved around 300 BCE that there are infinitely many primes. The largest known prime as of 2024 is a Mersenne prime with over 41 million digits. Discovering large primes is a computationally intensive effort — GIMPS (Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search) coordinates distributed computing to find them.
What is Goldbach's Conjecture?
Goldbach's Conjecture (1742) states: every even integer greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two primes. For example, 10 = 3+7 = 5+5. It has been verified for all even numbers up to 4 × 10¹⁸ but remains unproven — making it one of the oldest unsolved problems in mathematics.
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