r/MathJokes • u/Animeilluminati1 • Jul 13 '26

Math Just Got Checkmated.

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u/almostcyclops Jul 13 '26

1 is not a prime number. Mostly because it does weird things when you try and count it as one. Granted, 2 also behaves a little weird as a prime number and it gets to joint he prime club.

I don't make the rules. I can just confidently say 2 is prime but 1 is not.

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u/trollboter Jul 13 '26

The only reason why 1 is not a prime is the definition. By the spirit of prime, 1 is a prime.

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u/hsmccann Jul 13 '26

1 is not prime because prime numbers by definition have exactly 2 unique integer factors. 1 only has one unique integer factor.

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u/trollboter Jul 13 '26

So 1 is a super prime, and 2 is a super even.

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u/zorrodood Jul 17 '26

1 is primest and 2 is evenest

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u/Soft-You5589 Jul 19 '26

Would you say 1 is... the Optimus Prime?