Only primes are proper numbers – the rest are just constructed from primes

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   Munch on February 18, 2021 at 9:47 am

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   Idea: Only primes are proper numbers – the rest are just constructed from primes

   Link: https://mashable.com/article/why-should-we...

   Primes are going to keep us busy for a long long time. Not sure if that is “proper” or not. But there you go.

   Why should we care about prime numbers?

   Link: https://mashable.com/article/why

   They’re the building blocks of whole numbers.

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   8-BIT BOBBY on February 18, 2021 at 7:44 am

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   Idea: Only primes are proper numbers – the rest are just constructed from primes

   Link: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamen...

   INTERESTING, BUT… the fundamental theorem of arithmetic states: “The theorem says that every positive integer greater than 1 can be written as a product of prime numbers (or the integer is itself a prime number). … If two people found two different ways to write the number, the only thing that can be different is the order in which the primes are written.”

   Fundamental theorem of arithmetic - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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   The Fundamental theorem of arithmetic (also called the unique factorization theorem) is a theorem of number theory. The theorem says that every positive integer greater than 1 can be written as a product of prime numbers (or the integer is itself a prime number). The theorem also says that there is ... Read more

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   Miss Entropic on February 18, 2021 at 3:11 am

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   Idea: Only primes are proper numbers – the rest are just constructed from primes

   Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQofiPqhJ_...

   Hmm, but 1 is not prime. so what is it constructed from?

   1 and Prime Numbers - Numberphile

   Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

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