números primos
/numeɾos pɾimos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "prime numbers" is translated into Spanish as números primos.
This phrase refers to whole numbers greater than one that can only be divided evenly by themselves and one.
What does it mean word for word?
The term números primos is composed of números (numbers) and primos. In a mathematical context, primo means "prime", though it can also mean "cousin".
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of this phrase is número primo. To indicate a prime number, you follow the general pattern of combining the word for number with the adjective primo or prima.
How do you pronounce it?
/numeɾos pɾimos/
Did you know?
- Because primo means both 'prime' and 'cousin', a sentence like Mi primo es primo could literally mean 'My cousin is a prime number'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you are talking about people, calling someone a primo can be a way to refer to a close friend or a 'buddy' in slang.
- In Spanish, the word primo comes from the Latin primus, meaning 'first'. In a mathematical sense, these are the 'first' or primary building blocks of all other numbers.
Examples in context
- ¿Cuáles son los números primos?Which are the prime numbers?This sentence is useful for asking which numbers are the prime numbers.Tatoeba #1046280 by hayastan, translation #1135665 by CM
- Los números primos son divisibles solo por uno y por sí mismos.Prime numbers are divisible only by one and themselves.This sentence is useful for stating that prime numbers are only divisible by one and themselves.Tatoeba #4998401 by jabujavi, translation #4996830 by Hybrid
- Los números primos tienen la capacidad de generar todos los demás números.Prime numbers are capable of generating the rest of the numbers.This sentence is useful for explaining that prime numbers can generate all other numbers.Tatoeba #9949545 by hayastan, translation #9949548 by DJ_Saidez
- Treinta y uno es primo.Thirty-one is a prime number.
- Cuarenta y tres es primo.Forty-three is a prime number.
- Cincuenta y tres es primo.Fifty-three is a prime number.
- Sesenta y uno es primo.Sixty-one is a prime number.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are studying mathematics together.
- Mateo¿Sabes cuáles son los primeros números primos?Do you know what the first prime numbers are?
- ElenaSí, el dos, el tres y el cinco.Yes, two, three, and five.
- MateoElena, ¿me puedes ayudar con la tarea?Elena, can you help me with the homework?
- ElenaClaro, Mateo, vamos a estudiar juntos.Sure, Mateo, let's study together.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
