prime numbers prime number is number that is evenly divisible only by one and itself prime numbers have variety of practical applicationsbut no algorithm can predict themwe must calculate them one at time howeverwe do know that there is an infinite number of prime numbers to be discovered this program finds prime numbers through brute-force calculation its code is similar to project "factor finder (another way to describe prime number is that one and the number itself are its only factors you can find out more about prime numbers from prime_number