1 Apr
2012
1 Apr
'12
12:53 p.m.
On 1 Apr 2012 at 12:05, ben wrote:
PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR RESPONSES ARE PROPERLY JUSTIFIED. RAGGED MARGINS ARE
WHY THIS COUNTRY IS GOING TO HELL AND HAVE NO PURPOSE BEING IN A PROPER
DISCUSSION OF MATHEMATICAL ALGORITHMS.
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SOME SAY THAT ONE , SHOULD NOT BE A PRIME
NUMBER.
COMMENTS WELCOME.
EUCLID DIDN'T DEFINE 1 AS A NUMBER. HE CALLED IT A "MONAS" OR
"UNIT"
AND THAT A NUMBER WAS A MULTIPLE OF UNITS. SO THE PROBLEM DIDN'T
OCCUR FOR HIM. SOME HAVE CALLED ONE A PRIME, BUT DOING SO MAKES FOR
TOO MUCH MESS. THE CURRENT DEFINITION OF A PRIME NUMBER NOW USUALLY
SAYS SOMETHING TO THE EFFCT OF "...A NATURAL NUMBER GREATER THAN
ONE...".