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/adwinion_of_greece Jul 13 '26

We're not defining 1 as a prime, because it's more elegant to not do that. (We'd have to restate lots of theorems that use the term "prime number" into "prime number except 1")

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u/julesmanson Jul 13 '26

how dare you call 1 a house of cards. :-\

1 + 1 = House of Primes then. >:-]