Prime numbers are commonly referred to as the “atoms” of the numerical realm, for they are the fundamental, indivisible units that make up every number. For instance, 10 can be written as a product of 2 and 5, two prime numbers. Or, 150 as a product of 15 and 10, which can be further broken down and written as the product of 3, 5, 2 and 5 – all prime numbers. Or a larger number such as 126, 356, which is composed of larger prime numbers 2,2,31, and 1019.
