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    You're right! Not a close reading on my part.

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    Even if -5 was a natural number (which it isn't):

    a natural number greater than 1

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    Is -5 a natural number? The definition you quoted mentions natural numbers. Are negative numbers such?

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    Everyone in the comments seems to agree that negative numbers aren't prime.
    The definition given in the description: "Per Wikipedia, a prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself."
    Is valid for negative numbers (e.g. -5 has divisors: 1, 5, -1, -5 i.e. the only positive divisors are 1 and itself), I think the language "positive divisors" makes it clear they're considering negative numbers here.

    Regardless of what common usage is, I think the definition should match the test cases. Clarifying the definition would be an easy fix.