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Re: prime numbers and African artifact
Rael Fenchurch (rael@midnight.org)
Mon, 10 Jul 1995 22:07:34 +0100
In article <rfJ0meEYsDj7075yn@fox.nstn.ns.ca>, doldridg@fox.nstn.ns.ca
(Dave Oldridge) wrote:
> Whoa! There seems to be a whole lot of confusion here as to just what a
> prime number is. Simply put, it is a number that can only (without
> leaving a remainder) be divided by 1 and by itself. 2 is the only even
> prime number, since all other even numbers are divisible by 2.
> [Pebble game deleted for sanity's sake...]
Bugger! I jumped in too soon - and now here we are with what must be the
finest, juciest, most wonderfully satisfying catch of the contest...
Surely there's nothing bigger left now in those waters?
Rael...
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