ShintoMystical
Sat Aug 24 2024
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What is the oldest prime number?
I'm curious to know, what exactly is the oldest prime number that exists in mathematics? Is there a specific prime number that can be traced back to the earliest known mathematical records or is the concept of prime numbers itself so fundamental that it predates any particular number? If there is an oldest prime number, how did mathematicians come to identify it and what significance does it hold in the broader field of number theory?
