What is a distinct prime?

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I need to know what a distinct prime is, and what happens when you multiply two of them. How can I figure this out?

$n$ distinct primes should mean "$n$ different prime numbers" — reuns, May 28 '16 at 06:27
If you have two distinct primes than they are each prime and they are not equal to each other. If you multiply them you get a number which has four divisors (including itself) but is not a square or cube — Henry, May 28 '16 at 06:28
Commenters kind of beat me to it. That's really all there is to say about them, though. — Axoren, May 28 '16 at 06:29

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 28 '16 at 06:29

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A pair of distinct prime numbers are primes $p, q$ such that $p \neq q$.

Multiplying two distinct prime numbers $pq$ together gives a composite number whose prime factorization consists only of two primes. This composite number is divisible by $1, p, q, \text{and } pq$.

Nothing particularly fancy about them.

answered May 28 '16 at 06:29

Axoren

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Thank you so much. I was confused after searching the internet – SuperNinja741 Does Gaming May 28 '16 at 06:30

What is a distinct prime?

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