Re: prime numbers and African artifact

Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (dmckiern@weber.ucsd.edu)
Thu, 13 Jul 1995 00:59:55 -0700

On 12 Jul 1995, Peter Benie wrote:

> Alistair J. R. Young <avatar@arkane.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> Rick Hawkins writes:
>>
>>> But only half- credit, since it's the wrong answer. 1 is not prime.
>>
>> Correct me if I'm wrong but if a prime number is only divisible by itself
>> and 1, 1 is prime.
>
> A prime number is a number that has two positive factors.

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