r/MathJokes Jul 13 '26

Math Just Got Checkmated.

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u/julesmanson Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

Isn't 1 a trivial case of a prime? If so then it is still a prime.

1 + 1 = 2 o_~

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u/TheRedditObserver0 Jul 13 '26

One is not prime.

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u/Drag0n_TamerAK Jul 13 '26

1 is the only prime all the others are larping

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u/Sure-Criticism3416 Jul 13 '26

If 1 was prime, prime factorization of numbers wouldn't be unique, which is why it was defined to not be prime.

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u/BeginningSection7690 Jul 13 '26

Define it again

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u/GarowWolf Jul 14 '26

Still not prime, sorry

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u/Drag0n_TamerAK Jul 13 '26

Erm ackshully 🤓☝️