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Logically. It can only be divided by itself and one. End of.

Yes, and don't care, I hate math, I am dyscalculic and I hate the subject completely, but the definition of a prime number only divisible by 1 and itself.

The concept 'itself' pertaining to the concept of numerical 1, logically one, and thus, divisible by one and itself, the two proceeding being equivalent, logically speaking, 1 is a prime number.

^Lestat is very blazed, and that provided him with an amusing mental exercise whilst he tokes

Dyscalculic? So am I :o

One is not only a prime number, but the primary number.

Should that not be zero? binary, decimal, and hex all use it, its sort-of where those evil numbers start from.

The number 1 is neither prime nor composite.  Prime numbers have exactly two factors.  Compostite numbers have more than two factors.  The number 1 has one factor.

I'm not sure why, but looking at the vote of 8 yes and 2 no, is really causing me some anxiety.  I guess it is some OCD.  Eight people are wrong and I want to fix them.

Nine now!

Are we just talking integers?

I think that calling the number one a factor in prime numbers is just as silly. All whole numbers can be described as:

Number
    1

The number 1 can be said to have infinite factors, too, if you want to be picky about it.

1 is the only beautiful prime number. Well, 3 doesn't look so bad; but 1 is nicer. The bigger the prime, the uglier it is...

Ack! Also, zero is nothing but a placeholder. It isn't even really a number at all.

0 / 1 = Infinite

and...

0 / 100 = infinte

Which implies:

0 * infinite = <0, →>

<0, →> means a number between zero and infinite.

Perhaps that is why they hide from me! They are mostly very difficult to visualise...

I agree. Zero is a concept and as a symbol indicates an absence of numbers. It was a weird idea, although a brilliant one, to include it in a counting system.

I think you might have meant:

1 = infinity.
0

You can share something with no-one as often as you like, you'll still have it.

0 = Nothing
1

It doesn't matter how many people you give nothing to, they all get nothing!

Damn, meant 1 / 0 and 100 / 0

Oops, didn't saw on the next page of the thread. Thanks anyway.

hehe one of the funniest license plates I've seen was one that said " 0 DIV 1"  The plate was on an Infiniti.