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What do you people think 1 is?

You all know what a prime and composite number is right?
And all of you know, or should know, that 1 is neither a prime or a composite.
So what do you think it is?
And no you cannot say it's special.
Just a small question. Please no trolls.

September 22, 2012

13 Comments • Newest first

SoloCity74

I just searched it up it's called a Unit/Unity.

Reply September 23, 2012
Amuro

1 is the first positive integer, and the first natural number in the natural number system.

It is also the best number you can have for a constant in engineering design formulas, because it greatly simplifies the math.

Reply September 23, 2012
kennyowns

1 is a number, simple as that... but yes, its a big mac.

Reply September 23, 2012
cb000

Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen.

Reply September 23, 2012
bloodIsShed

that's [i]true[/i].

Reply September 23, 2012
SoloCity74

@fraddBS: Well I don't know what it is. I just know it's not prime or composite.

Reply September 23, 2012
AmyrIin

not a primeee

Reply September 22, 2012
SoloCity74

[quote=fraddBS]It's a prime number.[/quote]

Not a prime since primes have 2 factors. 1 only has, well, 1.

Reply September 22, 2012
ThatBox

My teachers just say 1 is special.

Reply September 22, 2012
SoloCity74

Gee thanks.^^

Reply September 22, 2012