Re: prime numbers and African artifact
Peter Benie (pjb1008@cam.ac.uk)
12 Jul 1995 23:45:19 GMT
In article <805488621snz@arkane.demon.co.uk>,
Alistair J. R. Young <avatar@arkane.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <3trjtv$hal@news.iastate.edu>
> rhawkins@iastate.edu "Rick Hawkins" writes:
>
>> But only half- credit, since it's the wrong answer. 1 is not prime.
>> --
>> R E HAWKINS
>> rhawkins@iastate.edu
>
>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.
>What else is it divisible by?
-1
Peter Benie
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