A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that is only divisible by 1 an

A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that is only divisible by 1 and itself. This fundamental definition does not change with the base of the number system. Yet, the representation of prime numbers does change in different bases. For example, in base 10, the number 17 is prime, and it is written as “17”. In base 2 (binary), the same number is written as “10001”, and in base 16 (hexadecimal), it is written as “11”.