xkcd #3137: Cursed Number

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Another group of mathematicians is working to put an upper bound on the number, although everyone keeps begging them to stop.

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Another group of mathematicians is working to put an upper bound on the number, although everyone keeps begging them to stop.
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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

If you divide it by itself and add one, you can do that infinitely many times and get a prime every time. Works for all the primes.

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