So, what's to know about Prime Numbers?

*They are numbers that have 1 and the number itself as the only multiples.

          7 is a Prime Numbers because its multiples are only 1 and 7.

         So that you have 1 group of 7          *******

                                          or 7 groups of 1.     *    *    *    *    *    *    *    * 

 

         Where as with 12 you can have:

 1 group of 12     ++++++++++++

12 groups of 1   +    +     +     +     +     +     +     +     +     +     +     +

2 groups of 6   ++++++        ++++++

6 groups of 2    ++     ++     ++     ++     ++     ++

3 groups of 4    ++++     ++++     ++++     

4 groups of 3    +++     +++     +++     +++     +++

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           These are also called "factors"... 

           which are the numbers that you can

           multiply to get a certain number. 

12 = 1 x 12

12 = 12 x 1

12 = 2 x 6

12 = 6 x 2

12 = 3 x 4

12 = 4 x 3

So, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12

are all factors of 12

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* The number 1 is not a Prime Number because it only has one multiple and that multiple is 1.

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*There is an on going connection with 6 and Prime Numbers:

        - The Product (2 x 3 ) of the First two Prime Number equals 6 and

        - Every Prime Number more than 2 and 3 are multiples of 6 + or - 1

        - AND Multiplying any Prime Number 5 and above by 6 and adding that 

           product to that Prime Number and each following sum creates a

           Table that has 2 Columns of Composite Numbers that work as a

           sieve for all the Possible Prime Numbers formed by 6n + or - 1

         - 6 is also the difference between the numbers in the 2 sequences of

            Possible Prime Numbers, those being:

          5  11  17  23  29  35  41  47  53  59  65  71  77  83  89  95  103  109  115  123... and 

          7  13  19  25  31  37  43  49  55  61  67  73  79  85  91  97  105   111   117   125...

 

Prime Number Tables

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