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Staralfur · 02-20-2002, 02:58 PM

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by MagiK:

Sure 1 is a prime number..it is only divisible by 1 and itself...jsut because it is one doesnt disqualify it. At least thats that the catholic nuns taught me in grade school [img]smile.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote>

Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary defines prime as follows.

prime \'prim\ n [ME, fr. MF, fem. of prin first, L primus; akin to L prior] 1 : first in time : ORIGINAL 2 a : having no factor except itself and one <3 is a ~ number> b : having no common factor except one <12 and 25 are relatively ~> 3 a : first in rank, authority or significance : PRINCIPAL b : having the highest quality or value <~ television time>
Each of Webster's definitions may be applied to this page, but the most operative is 2a: An integer greater than one is prime if its only positive divisors are itself and one (otherwise it is composite). For example: 15 is composite because it has the two prime divisors 3 and 5.

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02-20-2002, 02:58 PM	#32
Staralfur Baaz Draconian Join Date: April 8, 2001 Location: Nottingham, UK Age: 45 Posts: 786	<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by MagiK: Sure 1 is a prime number..it is only divisible by 1 and itself...jsut because it is one doesnt disqualify it. At least thats that the catholic nuns taught me in grade school [img]smile.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote> Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary defines prime as follows. prime \'prim\ n [ME, fr. MF, fem. of prin first, L primus; akin to L prior] 1 : first in time : ORIGINAL 2 a : having no factor except itself and one <3 is a ~ number> b : having no common factor except one <12 and 25 are relatively ~> 3 a : first in rank, authority or significance : PRINCIPAL b : having the highest quality or value <~ television time> Each of Webster's definitions may be applied to this page, but the most operative is 2a: An integer greater than one is prime if its only positive divisors are itself and one (otherwise it is composite). For example: 15 is composite because it has the two prime divisors 3 and 5. Or look at the list here __________________ We\'ve heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the Complete Works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true.\"<br />Robert Wilensky <br /><br />\"Why is there only one Monopolies Commission?\" <br />Screaming Lord Sutch<br /><br />If you choke a smurf, what color does it turn?