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Since 2 is prime 1, wouldn't it be more symmetric if 1 was prime 2?

• bluGill 1y ago
  What makes you think two is prime? Not everyone would agree with that statement as the artical points out.
  • spiderice 1y ago
    The article states that historically Nicomachus of Gerasa didn't consider 2 a prime, in like 100 AD. Nowadays 2 is considered prime. Seems silly to question why someone is claiming 2 is prime if that is how it is defined in modern day. > What makes you think two is prime The current mathematical definition of a prime number
    • dullcrisp 1y ago
      No respect for Nicomachus of Gerasa, huh?
    • Affric 1y ago
      > What makes you think two is prime I will admit that for me it was being brainwashed through years of high school and university mathematics.
• dullcrisp 1y ago
  Technically yes