The first 10 prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, and 29.
A prime number is defined as a natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers. In simple terms, a prime number has exactly two distinct positive divisors: 1 and itself. For instance, 2 is a prime number because it can only be divided by 1 and 2. Similarly, 3 can only be divided by 1 and 3, and so forth.
To find these initial prime numbers, we start from 2 (the smallest and the only even prime number), then continue checking each subsequent number to see if it has any divisors other than 1 and itself. This pattern continues until we list out these ten primes.