prime

adjective/praɪm/

Frequency rank: #1,222 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Main or most important; a number divisible only by itself and one.

Illustration for the English word “prime”

Example sentence

The number 13 is considered prime because it can only be divided by itself and one.

Synonyms & related words

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