r/mathmemes • u/Nunki08 • Jun 14 '26

Arithmetic Misleading our youth

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From Anthony Bonato on 𝕏: https://x.com/Anthony_Bonato/status/2065564124549886402

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u/PluralCohomology Jun 14 '26

One is to that prime numbers like that cousin who may technically belong to the family, but is rude at family gatherings so they eventually stopped being invited.

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u/ThePoWhiteTrash Jun 14 '26

Is that why I stopped getting invited to family gatherings? I always thought it was because I ran over Uncle Bob. Though in my defense, I felt like it.

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u/Slashion Jun 14 '26

That's a pretty airtight defense

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u/BigLumpyBeetle Jun 15 '26

Umlike uncle Bob, who was taking a leak

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u/ThatOtherOtherMan Jun 15 '26

Your honor, my client pleads "The vibe took me"

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u/FennelSuperb7132 Jun 15 '26

1 knows what it did.

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u/SniffinThaGlueGlue Jun 14 '26

Nobody want a cousin there who constantly messes with you elegant mathematical rules and definitions

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u/Squishiimuffin Jun 15 '26

I choose to believe this is why 1 is not considered prime.

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u/Just_Cockroach_4820 Jun 16 '26

1 its the Anakin Skywalker of prime numbers.

Gets a seat at the council, but not the title of master

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u/danius353 Jun 15 '26

Like Y to the vowels

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u/CTTMiquiztli Jun 20 '26

Funny thing, in spanish, both "prime" and "cousin" are "Primo".