adjective · 1 syllable · /praɪm/

PRIME

What does "PRIME" mean?

Of first importance or highest quality; or a number divisible only by 1 and itself.

Of the greatest importance or the best quality. Customer trust is our prime concern.
The stage of greatest vigor, success, or perfection. The athlete was in her prime at twenty-six.
A whole number greater than 1 with no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. Seven is a prime, but nine is not. technical
To prepare something for use or action. Prime the wall before painting it.
To make ready by supplying information or influence beforehand. The lawyer primed the witness on what to expect.

Around 300 BC Euclid proved there are infinitely many prime numbers - a result so durable it is still the proof students meet first in number theory today.

From Latin 'primus' (first); the mathematical sense reflects numbers that are 'first' in the sense of indivisible building blocks of all integers.

PRIME starts like 'primary' and 'primal' - all from Latin 'primus', first.

Some numbers split; this one will not-
alone, unhalved, it holds its spot,
the stubborn brick of every plot.

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Why was the number 2 such a great employee? It was the only even one who was also prime - dependable and irreducible.

Some things, like primes, are best precisely because they can't be broken down - integrity is indivisibility.

What does PRIME mean?

Of first importance or highest quality; or a number divisible only by 1 and itself.

Is PRIME a valid word?

Yes — PRIME is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is PRIME?

PRIME has 5 letters and 1 syllable.

Where does PRIME come from?

From Latin 'primus' (first); the mathematical sense reflects numbers that are 'first' in the sense of indivisible building blocks of all integers.

What can PRIME teach us?

Some things, like primes, are best precisely because they can't be broken down - integrity is indivisibility.

Be the first to solve it.