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Did you know 1239098123098123 is prime? Neither did I, but when I went to show Mike a math program I’ve been playing with, I showed him how quickly the is_prime() function works, which unsurprisingly tells you whether or not a number is prime. I completely randomly typed 1239098123098123, and it returned “True”. I also guessed 1231231 was prime a couple weeks ago. Do I have some kind of inherit prime-guessing skill?

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4 Comments to “Random”

  1. Amy says:

    If you do it a few more times, I bet you could go on Oprah as the “Amazing Prime Knowing Boy” or something. It’s a true talent, don’t let it go to waste.

  2. Actually, you have 13 kinds of inherent prime guessing skills.

  3. nick says:

    probably, but you’re also a math geek so it seems to go hand in hand.

  4. nick says:

    I forgot to add the smiley. :)

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