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Hello,
I am a computer scientist and I can tell you that 1 is NOT prime.
See a lot of definitions by searching google for (define:prime number)
You will see many definitions that all say that 1 is NOT a prime.


On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 08:46:11 -0000, Andrew Curry
<andrew.curry@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The reason why 1 is said not to be a prime number is merely convenience.
> For example, if 1 was prime then the prime factorization of 6 would not be
> unique since 2 times 3 = 1 times 2 times 3. A number that can be written as
> a product of prime numbers is  composite. Thus there are three types of
> natural numbers: primes, composites, and 1.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geert Josten [mailto:Geert.Josten@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 14 January 2005 08:43
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [xsl] when to use xslt
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> > (Apart from the fact that 1 is not a prime number).
> 
> I believe 1 _is_ a prime:
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> from http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/prime+number :
> "an integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1"
> 
> It just happens that 'itself' is also 1 in the sentence above...
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 


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Regards,
Ahmed Saad

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