Welcome to our First 5 Prime Numbers List page.
On this page we will tell you what the first five prime numbers are and why they are prime.
You can also use our prime number calculator to show all the primes within a given range.
The first 5 prime numbers are:
Definition
Another way of saying this is that the only factors of a prime number are 1 and the number itself.
However 1 itself is not classed as a prime number.
To find the first five prime numbers, we start at 2 (remember that 1 is not classed as a prime number).
The only factors of 2 are 1 and 2. So 2 is prime (in fact two is the only even prime number!)
Next we test 3. Three has just two factors: 1 and 3. So 3 is prime.
Next we test 4. Four has three factors: 1, 2 and 4. So 4 is not prime (a number that is not prime is called composite)
Next we test 5. Five has just two factors: 1 and 5. So 5 is prime.
Next we test 6. Six has four factors: 1, 2, 3 and 6. So 6 is composite.
Now onto 7. Seven has just two factors: 1 and 7. So 7 is prime.
Next onto 8. Eight has four factors: 1, 2, 4 and 8. So 8 is composite.
Now onto 9. Nine has three factors: 1, 3 and 9. So 9 is composite.
Next testing 10. Ten has four factors: 1, 2, 5 and 10. So 10 is composite.
Now testing 11. Eleven has just two factors: 1 and 11. So 11 is prime.
We now have our first 5 prime numbers: 2, 3, 5, 7 and 11!
This calculator uses the Sieve of Eratosthenes to calculate the prime numbers from and to any given numbers under a million.
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Input any value into our Find Prime Numbers Calculator and it will find all the primes up to and including your value.
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There is also a Prime Number Calculator which will calculate all the prime numbers within chosen values up to a million.
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There is also a Prime Number Tester which will tell you whether or not a given number is prime and tell you all the factors of that number.
The Sieve of Erastosthenes is a method for finding what is a prime numbers between 2 and any given number.
Eratosthenes was a Greek mathematician (as well as being a poet, an astronomer and musician) who lived from about 276BC to 194BC.
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Take a look at our Prime Number page which clearly describes what a prime numbers is and what they are not.
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