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Answer:

A prime number is a number that's only factors are one and itself.  

Step-by-step explanation:

For example, the number 17.  There are no 2 numbers other than 1 and 17 that can be multiplied together to get 17.  However, the number 4 has many factors: 1,4 and 2,2.  Because there are more factors then just 4 and 1, this number is not prime; it is composite.