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Why prime? Is that because they're remarkable? Then any number would do since all numbers are remarkable (otherwise if there was a (set of) non-remarkable numbe
by lloeki 12y ago
Why prime? Is that because they're remarkable? Then any number would do since all numbers are remarkable (otherwise if there was a (set of) non-remarkable numbers, there would be a smallest one, hence it'd be remarkable itself, and so on).
- golemotron 12y agoI think it is because primes are widely accepted as remarkable. They are seen as things you discover - you don't invent them. The fact that they have practical application is important too. Do we really want a legal system where you have to get clearances from the MPAA to make ship building software, for instance?