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Re:Is 1 Prime, and Does It Matter? on Tuesday April 22, 2025 @04:17AM (#43760088)
I think the main issue with "1" being prime is that without "1" each positive integer can be uniquely decomposed into a product of prime numbers. It is probably the most important fact about primes, and in this context "1" does look like an imposter.