Q: Is a prime number called a composite number? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are prime numbers also used for hash tables and pseudorandom number generators? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are prime numbers used as a metaphor for loneliness and isolation in the Paolo Giordano novel The Solitude of Prime Numbers? ¶
A: Yes, and in which they are portrayed as "outsiders" among integers.
Q: Is a prime number so important that it has been generalized in different ways in various branches of mathematics? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are prime numbers that it essentially says that the primes are as regularly distributed as possible? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Were prime numbers thought to have extremely limited application outside of pure mathematics? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are prime numbers the following: division is possible in modular arithmetic if and only if n is a prime? ¶
A: Yes.