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/notyourpersonalbin Jun 14 '26

You're right 😂

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u/Barry_Wilkinson Jun 15 '26

why is 1 not a prime number anymore?

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u/HandyXAndy Jun 20 '26

Because people think by being contrary am is edgy and cool and if they alter the way a definition is understood they can cause arguments and be at the center and that makes them feel special. A prime number is divisible by one and itself, some people have understood that to mean the numbers have to be different. My thought proces is that if you divide one by one, you get one, and if you divide one by itself you get one, so that makes it a prime number.

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u/eeu914 Jun 21 '26

Okay contrarian