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Well, you kind of need a number to not be a prime to successfully factor it (into anything other than 1 and itself).
by aexaey 11y ago
Well, you kind of need a number to not be a prime to successfully factor it (into anything other than 1 and itself).
- ColinWright 11y agoIndeed. So why does the title here (and not on the original article) describe the number as prime, when the whole point is that it is not prime, and cannot be prime. Hence my comment that the submitter might want to change the title.