A <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_number'>**prime number**</a> is a natural number that is greater than one *(>1)* that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers. One of the most popular use of prime numbers in information technology is public-key cryptography.
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- Finding whether a number is prime or <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_number'>composite</a>