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Can Prime Numbers Be Negative?
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- By definition, prime numbers are positive integers greater than 1.
- They must have exactly two distinct positive divisors: 1 and itself.
- Negative integers do not meet this definition in standard number theory.
- Some contexts consider negative primes, but it is unconventional.
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