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Would a prime-based number system work?
Is it possible to do a positional numbering system where, instead of the positions being powers of some base, the positions were the "next" largest prime?
Would such a system have any advantages over existing number systems?
Has anyone heard of such a thing?
- anigbrowl 15y agoI have heard of such a thing, but can't remember the name of it right now - I'm not much of a mathematician. http://ask.metafilter.com/10114/Base-prime-number-system-possible http://ask.metafilter.com/10114/Base-prime-number-system-pos...
- erichocean 15y agoThanks!