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John1956PA

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3. Yes. Of course, as we all know 1135809 is not a prime number.

Reply to Enter stage left (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 25, 2023, 01:06 AM

Aug 2023

In my reply above, I pointed out that the use of the word "odd" in the OP referred to the fact that it is not an even number. At first blush reading the OP, I thought that it was trying to convey the notion that there is something peculiar about the number. My intention was to clarify that "odd" was not being used in that sense.

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Math fact of the day. 1135809 is an odd composite number composed of four prime numbers multiplied together. [View all] usonian Aug 2023 OP

"odd" used in this sense means that it is not an even number. n/t John1956PA Aug 2023 #1

All prime numbers are odd numbers, except for the number "2". Enter stage left Aug 2023 #2

Yes. Of course, as we all know 1135809 is not a prime number. John1956PA Aug 2023 #3

I understand, but probably 75-80% of people don't know that... Enter stage left Aug 2023 #4

I knew that! ShazzieB Aug 2023 #16

I copied and pasted that from the first website verbatim. usonian Aug 2023 #5

Yes, I always knew that the choice of words was theirs, not yours. John1956PA Aug 2023 #7

I figured that. No prob. usonian Aug 2023 #8

Right after the booking, I jumped on the mathematics of the number. John1956PA Aug 2023 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2023 #12

Wow! Even the decimals have significance. John1956PA Aug 2023 #13

Post removed Post removed Aug 2023 #14

Sounds serious. Torchlight Aug 2023 #15

Hi, Torchlight. I am surprised the post (and maybe the poster) which I replied to got removed. John1956PA Aug 2023 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author John1956PA Aug 2023 #18

Hi, Torchlight. I have been meaning to reply to you, but my post keeps winding up in the wrong spot. John1956PA Aug 2023 #19

An interesting number. All of the digits except 9 are Fibonacci numbers and are... NNadir Aug 2023 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author John1956PA Aug 2023 #9

The sum of the digits is the 3rd power of 3. Jim__ Aug 2023 #11