threelonmusketeers to Math Memes@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 3 months agoJohn Conway proves that 91 is the smallest number which looks prime but isn'twww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down13
arrow-up1109arrow-down1external-linkJohn Conway proves that 91 is the smallest number which looks prime but isn'twww.youtube.comthreelonmusketeers to Math Memes@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squarethreelonmusketeersOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-23 months ago 21 should be 2 + 1 = 3, therefore 21 is divisible by 3 and is not prime. QED :)
minus-squareBigDanishGuylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down7·3 months ago9+1 = 10, therefore 91 is divisible by 10 and is not a prime … QED, I guess
minus-squarehumorlessrepost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoIn the right base, that might work.
2 + 1 = 3, therefore 21 is divisible by 3 and is not prime. QED :)
9+1 = 10, therefore 91 is divisible by 10 and is not a prime … QED, I guess
In the right base, that might work.