 | | Prime Numbers (was: Big Quantum computer designed at UW Madison) —David Martineau
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| | | (...) Speaking of prime numbers..., does anyone know if there is a special name for number whose two factors are each prime numbers? For instance, 3 and 17 are prime, an their product is 51. Is there a special term for the number 51, since the only (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | Re: Prime Numbers (was: Big Quantum computer designed at UW Madison) —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | (...) I believe those are the Optimus Primes. Dave! (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | Re: Prime Numbers (was: Big Quantum computer designed at UW Madison) —David Koudys
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| | | | | | | (...) Cast iron--they don't make 'em like that anymore! Dave K (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | Re: Prime Numbers (was: Big Quantum computer designed at UW Madison) —Maggie Cambron
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| | | | | | (...) :-) It seems it would make more sense for 51 to be called a first order composite rather than a second order prime since it is, in fact, a composite number and *not* a prime. Then again, any positive whole number is a product of primes and the (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | Re: Prime Numbers (was: Big Quantum computer designed at UW Madison) —Erik Olson
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| | | | (...) it's a composite number, which happens to have 2 prime factors, not three or so on, so, if anything it might be a first level of composite. this seems to be a friendly starting point: (URL) linear differential equations: boy am I rusty at (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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