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Re:Is This Prime? by faeyanpiraat on Thursday July 15, 2021 @06:16PM (#27850759)
How is that useful?
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Re:Is This Prime? by HeavenFox on Thursday July 15, 2021 @07:00PM (#27851109)
It is very useful in the context of Chinese grade school. There are a lot of exam problems that require factorization, and calculators are banned. Having a list of primes memorized comes really handy.
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Re:Is This Prime? by Igelau on Thursday July 15, 2021 @08:03PM (#27851616)
Frivolous memory tasks as a measurement of bureaucratic aptitude?
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Re:Is This Prime? by JoelMcCracken on Thursday July 15, 2021 @11:25PM (#27852768)
Lol right because I never had to memorize the multiplication tables, states capitols, electron shell levels and numbers, periodic tables, etc in the US
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Re:Is This Prime? by healthysurf on Thursday July 15, 2021 @06:24PM (#27850828)
Vast majority of my school experience wasn't useful
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