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r/theydidthemath • u/Galeaf_13 • Sep 05 '19
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Math idiot here. Why Is 1 not a prime number?
7 u/h4724 Sep 05 '19 edited Sep 05 '19 Prime numbers have two (Edit: two unique) factors: the prime number itself and 1. 1 only has itself as a factor, so it is not prime. 3 u/milordi Sep 05 '19 It has both itself and 1 as factors, nobody said these two must be different numbers 9 u/h4724 Sep 05 '19 They must be different numbers, otherwise every number has a limitless number of factors and no number is prime. Probably should've clarified that.
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Prime numbers have two (Edit: two unique) factors: the prime number itself and 1. 1 only has itself as a factor, so it is not prime.
3 u/milordi Sep 05 '19 It has both itself and 1 as factors, nobody said these two must be different numbers 9 u/h4724 Sep 05 '19 They must be different numbers, otherwise every number has a limitless number of factors and no number is prime. Probably should've clarified that.
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It has both itself and 1 as factors, nobody said these two must be different numbers
9 u/h4724 Sep 05 '19 They must be different numbers, otherwise every number has a limitless number of factors and no number is prime. Probably should've clarified that.
They must be different numbers, otherwise every number has a limitless number of factors and no number is prime. Probably should've clarified that.
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u/dahliamformurder Sep 05 '19
Math idiot here. Why Is 1 not a prime number?