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Definition of Prime quantity
1. Noun. A number that has no factor but itself and 1.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prime Quantity
Literary usage of Prime quantity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. New Elementary Algebra: In which the First Principles of Analysis are by Benjamin Greenleaf (1864)
"A prime quantity is one that cannot be divided, without a remainder, by any
integral quantity different from itself, or unity. ..."
2. High School Algebra: Embracing a Complete Course for High Schools and Academies by William James Milne (1892)
"A prime quantity is a quantity that has no integral factors except itself and 1.
100. ... A Prime Factor is a factor that is a prime quantity. 102. ..."
3. High School Algebra: Embracing a Complete Course for High Schools and Academies by William James Milne (1906)
"A prime quantity is a quantity that has no integral factors except itself and 1.
100. ... A Prime Factor is a factor that is a prime quantity. 102. ..."
4. New Practical Algebra: Adapted to the Improved Methods of Instruction in by James Bates Thomson (1896)
"A prime quantity is one which has no integral divisor, except itself and i.
Thus, 5 and 7, ... A prime quantity f »22. When prime to each other! ..."
5. New Elementary Algebra: Primary Elements of Algebra, for Common Schools and by Joseph Ray (1894)
"A Prime. Quantity, in Algebra, is one which is exactly divisible only by itself
... What is a prime quantity? Example. 90. When are two quantities prime to ..."
6. The Model Algebra: Arranged for Elementary Schools by Edward Gideon (1903)
"A quantity which can not be produced by any other factors than itself and 1, is
called a prime quantity. Thus, 5 is a prime number because it can be ..."
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