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Hello, I am a computer scientist and I can tell you that 1 is NOT prime. See a lot of definitions by searching google for (define:prime number) You will see many definitions that all say that 1 is NOT a prime. On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 08:46:11 -0000, Andrew Curry <andrew.curry@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The reason why 1 is said not to be a prime number is merely convenience. > For example, if 1 was prime then the prime factorization of 6 would not be > unique since 2 times 3 = 1 times 2 times 3. A number that can be written as > a product of prime numbers is composite. Thus there are three types of > natural numbers: primes, composites, and 1. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Geert Josten [mailto:Geert.Josten@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 14 January 2005 08:43 > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: when to use xslt > > > (Apart from the fact that 1 is not a prime number). > > I believe 1 _is_ a prime: > > from http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/prime+number : > "an integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1" > > It just happens that 'itself' is also 1 in the sentence above... > > Cheers > > -- Regards, Ahmed Saad
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