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minus-squaretias@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoBut by that reasoning, 7 is not prime because you can do 7, 1*7, 1*1*7 etc.
minus-squareKogasa@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoHence why 1 is not considered prime
minus-squaretias@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoSo what are the prime factors of 1?
minus-squareKogasa@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoIt doesn’t have any. Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic applies to integers greater than 1.
1, 11, 11*1, etc
But by that reasoning, 7 is not prime because you can do 7, 1*7, 1*1*7 etc.
Hence why 1 is not considered prime
So what are the prime factors of 1?
It doesn’t have any. Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic applies to integers greater than 1.