Is 1 Prime, and Does It Matter?

Re:Is 1 Prime, and Does It Matter? by margalabargala on Monday April 21, 2025 @07:50PM (#43757702)

> 1+2+3+… = -1/12? No, but if it did have a finite value, that’s what it would be.

The other ones, sure, but I'm not following this one.

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Re:Is 1 Prime, and Does It Matter? by munchler on Monday April 21, 2025 @08:44PM (#43758041)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_%2B_2_%2B_3_%2B_4_%2B_%E2%8B...

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Re:Is 1 Prime, and Does It Matter? by margalabargala on Monday April 21, 2025 @09:27PM (#43758281)

Well that's really fun! I had no idea, thank you.

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Re:Is 1 Prime, and Does It Matter? by ForOldHack on Tuesday April 22, 2025 @02:11AM (#43759488)

You missed the lecture on the missuse of infinities.

If I have inf*k = inf,and dvide both sides by inf... ( The misuse) Then 1 = any K including 1/12. Now this is useless in calculus and number theory, but in quantium field theory it is a useful tool.

So inf = 1/12 and a non convergent series = a constant, but you have misused dividing infinity by itself to get it.

Infinity for division? It's useful, like counting chickens starting at zero. L'Hoptals rule is a very useful tool, but do not misuse it.

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