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Prime numbers are the most "imperfect" numbers (a perfect number is one that is equal to the sum of its divisors). Cheers, Dimitre. On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 8:58 AM, Michael Kay <mike@s...> wrote: > >>>> Er, pardon me for asking, but what's so special about prime numbers? >>>> >>>> > > All numbers are equally special. > > Proof: suppose that some numbers are more special than others. Then there > must be a set of numbers that are the least special of all; and one of these > must be the lowest such number. This number would be rather special. > Contradiction. > > Michael Kay > Saxonica > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > > XML-DEV is a publicly archived, unmoderated list hosted by OASIS > to support XML implementation and development. To minimize > spam in the archives, you must subscribe before posting. > > [Un]Subscribe/change address: http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/ > Or unsubscribe: xml-dev-unsubscribe@l... > subscribe: xml-dev-subscribe@l... > List archive: http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > List Guidelines: http://www.oasis-open.org/maillists/guidelines.php > -- Cheers, Dimitre Novatchev --------------------------------------- Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence. --------------------------------------- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk ------------------------------------- Never fight an inanimate object ------------------------------------- To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all ------------------------------------ Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. ------------------------------------- You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play ------------------------------------- Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. ------------------------------------- I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
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