Whether or not it's incredibly stupid, you're in good company: it occurred to Leibniz, too. Search for 'prime' at https://pron.github.io/posts/computation-logi

Whether or not it's incredibly stupid, you're in good company: it occurred to Leibniz, too. Search for 'prime' at https://pron.github.io/posts/computation-logic-algebra-pt1 https://pron.github.io/posts/computation-logic-algebra-pt1 (though for him the unique IDs were for concepts rather than individuals).