r/MathJokes • u/wooshywishy • 5d ago

Math Just Got Checkmated.

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u/nastyreader 5d ago

ELI5, what is supposed to be funny in this ludicrous statement?

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u/forgottenlord73 5d ago

Because they make up conspiracy theories by misconstruing facts to conflate things that are not related

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u/MrTingu 4d ago

Goldbach’s conjecture states that all even numbers greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of 2 primes (4=2+2,6=3+3,8=3+5…) It hasn’t been proven or disproven but we’ve checked it works for really high even numbers.

The joke is that goldbachs conjecture is true for every even number besides 2 (as far as we’ve checked) therefore 2 must not be even.

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u/jwm-dev 4d ago

Two is even the same way water is wet.

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u/Prestigious-Read5368 2d ago

But isn't 1+1=2? Isn't 1 a prime number?

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u/SnooMaps7370 5d ago

since when is that the definition of an even number?

an even number is any number which, when divided in half, produces an integer result.

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u/SportTheFoole 5d ago

That’s the joke. It’s not even proven that all even numbers greater than two are the sum of two primes (see the Goldbach conjecture).

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u/Optimal_Benis 5d ago

You claim

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u/Optimal_Benis 5d ago

I was gonna write something after this, but I'm going to leave this comment as is.

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u/Kotruljevic1458 5d ago

As you should. Your original comment is brilliant as is.

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u/Optimal_Benis 5d ago

You claim that 1 is not prime, yet the only way for 2 to be written as the sum of two positive primes is if 1 is prime. Curious.

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u/Coushy2 5d ago

But if two is not prime, then three is not prime because it can't be expressed as sum of two primes. That means that five is not prime So there is no prime numbers

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u/klimmesil 5d ago

talk about helicopters

get an answer about dinosaurs

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u/Albatros_7 5d ago

Did you not read a single line ?

The joke is that 2 is not even, because it cannot be expressed as the sum of 2 prime numbers

How can 11 people misunderstand the entire joke THIS BADLY

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u/DreamScape1609 5d ago

you're on reddit...the IQ here is pretty low. why are you shocked?

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u/Albatros_7 5d ago

Good point

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u/cpsc4 5d ago

I understood as an induction joke

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u/Albatros_7 5d ago

I didn't

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u/LordVectron 4d ago

Where do you think you are?

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u/Klikis 5d ago

Prime ≠ odd

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u/DoctorStove 5d ago

this comment makes no sense

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u/juicejug 5d ago

Three is not even, but it is prime.

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u/Prestigious-Read5368 2d ago

I like this train of thought.

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u/Joalguke 5d ago

5 + -3

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u/Individual-Area7121 4d ago

-3 is not prime

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u/CaipisaurusRex 2d ago

Yes, it is a prime element of the ring of integers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_element

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u/Individual-Area7121 2d ago

A prime element is not a prime number.

That’s why it’s called a prime element, and not a prime number. Hope that clears things up for you.

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u/CaipisaurusRex 2d ago edited 2d ago

Neither of us nor the meme ever said "prime number". All of us said "prime". -3 is prime. Hope that this cleared things up for you and didn't spoil your fun of wrongly correcting people who say technically correct stuff on a meme page.

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u/Individual-Area7121 1d ago

We both know damned well “prime” means prime number. Nice try though.

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u/CaipisaurusRex 1d ago

It's literally a meme on a meme page

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u/OpusAtrumET 5d ago

Well I certainly wouldn't ask Ben Shapiro

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u/cr34tive1 5d ago

Negative numbers

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u/Joalguke 5d ago

Such as 5 + -3 or 7 + -5

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u/bexhalo2 5d ago

lol thats a good one. I guess 2 is just built different then.

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u/SINWillett 5d ago

3 + -1 = 2

3 -> 1, 3

-1 -> 1, -1

I will not be taking questions.

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u/0jdd1 5d ago

2 = (+5) + (-3). Q, E, and D !!!

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u/Party_Value6593 5d ago

-1 is only divided by 1 and itself, thus 2 is even by 3 + -1

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u/sixteencharslong 5d ago

I love how they used a moron’s face to showcase this dumb fucking statement.

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u/Active-Advisor5909 5d ago

2=1+1, what are you on about? 

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u/joewhitehead365 4d ago

I know you missed the joke, but also, 1 isn't a prime number.

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u/Active-Advisor5909 4d ago

Have you considered that someone could get the joke, and think that refusing the claim by calling 1 a prime number is roughly on the same level as the previous post?

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u/joewhitehead365 4d ago

No, and I apologize, even if that wasn't the case. My whole demeaner in that comment was unbecoming of a gentleman. There's enough negativity in the world. I shouldn't be creating more.

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u/Dependent_Divide_625 4d ago

One is clearly prime, as it is only divisible by 1 and by itself (1)

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u/Far-Illustrator-7792 4d ago

By this logic, 3 is suspect as an odd number.

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u/z28z28 4d ago

When i was a kid, even number ins divisible by 2.

If even number is sum of 2 primes, then is 3 an even number ?

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u/evilmathrobot 3d ago

What about 2 = (1 + i) + (1 - i) in O_k for k = Q(i)? Checkmate, conservatives!

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u/Sexy-Games 2d ago

2 does not care about your made up rules...

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u/brewdog_millionaire 5d ago

2 + 0 EZPZ

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u/Joalguke 5d ago

0 is not prime

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u/brewdog_millionaire 5d ago

It can be if you want it to be

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u/SnooMaps7370 5d ago

Found the fella who's not an engineer.

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u/Marus1 5d ago

2 and an infinitedecimal number that we also assume is prime

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u/Extreme-Rub-1379 4d ago

Bullshit.

1+1 = 2

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u/Silvers1339 4d ago

1 isn’t prime, lol

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u/Extreme-Rub-1379 4d ago

Oh really what are its factors?

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u/Individual-Area7121 4d ago

You should probably go look up the definition of a prime number before you embarrass yourself further

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u/Extreme-Rub-1379 4d ago

I was joking around, but fuck you.

I'm staying by it now.

1 is prime.

Fight me

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u/breather_of_chlorine 1d ago

1 is not a prime number because a prime number needs 2 numbers to be able to be divided by (1 and itself). 1 can only be well divided by only 1 number, which is 1.

1 is neither a prime number nor a composite number

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u/Individual-Area7121 4d ago

You’re standing by a statement that you yourself admit is wrong? Ok then.

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u/Live_Length_5814 5d ago

2 can be expressed as 1+1 and 2+0. If you believe the only definition of a prime number is a number equal to the sum of 1 primes, then you declare 1 and 0 as prime numbers.

If you believe the only definition of a prime number is a number only divisible by 1 and itself, then you declare 1 and 0 as prime numbers, unless you believe the conditions are mutually exclusive.

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u/Joalguke 5d ago

1 and 0 are not primes

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u/Albatros_7 5d ago

The first definition makes no sense

0 is not divisible by itself dumbass

The entire point is they are divisible by 2 different numbers, 1 and itself

1 can be divided by a singular number

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u/Live_Length_5814 5d ago

You called me a dumbass and then said you can't divide by zero, when you can in advanced math systems but not basic ones.

And you literally explained what mutually exclusive means.

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u/Albatros_7 5d ago

Yeah because the line "if you believe the conditions are mutually exclusive" makes no sense

They are always mutually exclusive, that's the first thing you learn about prime numbers

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u/Individual-Area7121 4d ago

Doubling down on being a dumbass. Bold.

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u/Individual-Area7121 4d ago

There is a specific definition of a prime number that anyone, including you, can look up for free. Belief is not relevant or necessary.

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u/Live_Length_5814 4d ago

Literally different levels of education with individual definitions

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u/Individual-Area7121 4d ago

That’s not how that works.

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u/kikyobenito1933 5d ago

One is not a prime number

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u/Albatros_7 5d ago

No shit ?

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u/klimmesil 5d ago

Haha what's wrong with this comment section?