Prime numbers Memes

The number 2 is having an existential crisis of mathematical identity. It's bragging about being a prime number (it is), then claims to be even (also true). These two properties almost never coexist in mathematics - 2 is literally the only number in existence that's both prime and even. No wonder the tough-guy persona crumbles by the fourth panel. That's the mathematical equivalent of being the only platypus at the mammal convention. Unique? Yes. Confused about where it belongs? Absolutely.

When Fermat claimed all his numbers (2^(2^n) + 1) were prime, Euler casually factored F₅ = 4294967297 into 641 × 6700417... by hand . That's like watching someone solve a Rubik's cube while blindfolded and riding a unicycle. Euler's brain was basically the 18th century supercomputer we didn't know we needed! The man factored a 10-digit number without calculators, computers, or even electricity. Meanwhile, I need a calculator to figure out the tip at restaurants.

Finally, a CAPTCHA that separates the mathematicians from the bots! Staring at this prime number verification test makes me wonder if Google is secretly recruiting for the NSA. "Select all squares with prime numbers" is basically asking "Did you waste your youth memorizing the first 500 primes instead of developing social skills?" The correct answers (211, 283, 307, 173, 149, 191, 83) would take a bot milliseconds to compute, but will leave humans questioning their life choices for several minutes. Next up: "Select all squares containing Fibonacci sequences that are also palindromes." Mathematics was never meant to be a security feature!

Number 2 asking other even numbers if they can be prime together is mathematical rejection at its finest. Poor 2 doesn't realize it's the only even prime number in existence. Every other even number is divisible by 2, making them composite by definition. That firm "No" from 2 is basically saying, "Sorry buddy, I'm exclusive. It's not you, it's your divisibility properties."

This math nerd just weaponized prime numbers for self-defense! 🔢🛡️ The genius move here is using the mathematical definition of prime numbers (divisible only by 1 and itself) to verify their phone number is legit when someone demands it at gunpoint. Most people couldn't verify a 10-digit prime on the spot! Fun fact: There are over 455 million 10-digit prime numbers, so chances are decent your phone number actually is one. The ultimate mathematical self-defense system!

The mathematical absurdity here is just *chef's kiss*. Someone actually claimed that 23 isn't a natural number because "it is a fraction" – presumably thinking of 23/1. By that logic, literally every integer would be disqualified from natural number status! Next thing you know, they'll be arguing that 33 is actually a complex number because it can be written as 33+0i. The beautiful irony is that 23 is not only natural, it's prime! It's like claiming water isn't wet because it's H 2 O. The mathematical community is collectively facepalming right now.

Mathematicians falling head over heels for prime numbers is the ULTIMATE nerd romance! 💘 In math circles, 5 and 11 are considered "sexy primes" because they differ by 6. This passionate attraction isn't just some random crush—it's a legitimate mathematical relationship! Prime numbers (divisible only by 1 and themselves) are the building blocks of mathematics, and finding special patterns between them makes mathematicians weak in the knees. Next time someone calls you weird for getting excited about numbers, just tell them you're experiencing a prime relationship!

The math problem asks to prove that 2 32 + 1 is divisible by 641 without a calculator. This is actually a famous result in number theory—it's the first counterexample to Fermat's conjecture that all Fermat numbers (F n = 2 2 n + 1) are prime! The proof requires some clever algebraic manipulation showing that 641 = 5 × 2 7 + 1 = 5 × 128 + 1 = 641, and also 641 = 2 10 + 2 5 + 1 = 1024 + 32 + 1 = 1057. From there, it's just a few steps to prove divisibility. But honestly, who wants to do all that work? The bottom panel perfectly captures the collective mathematical sigh of "nope, not today" that even seasoned mathematicians feel when faced with tedious proofs.

The ultimate mathematical friendship! Two number types that should NEVER get along - primes (those snooty numbers divisible only by 1 and themselves) and multiples of 3 (the party animals of math) - finding common ground in the number 57! Plot twist: 57 is neither prime NOR a multiple of 3! It's 3×19, so it IS a multiple of 3, but definitely not prime. This is like watching two enemies bond over something that only one of them actually relates to! Mathematical miscommunication at its finest! 🤓

The perfect mathematical burn doesn't exi— Numbers like 23456789 look special in base 10 (our standard number system) because the digits increase sequentially. But in other bases? Not so much! In base 16 (hexadecimal), this "special" number would be written as "165B27D" — suddenly not impressive at all. It's like claiming your height is remarkable because it's exactly 6 feet, while ignoring that it's just 1.83 meters or 72 inches. The property isn't intrinsic to the number itself, just to how we've chosen to represent it. Math nerds know: true mathematical beauty should be base-invariant!

The ultimate nerd joke has arrived! What we're seeing is π (pi) with all its digits labeled as "prime" or not. Each digit in the decimal expansion of π (3.14159...) has a line connecting to the word "prime" if that digit is a prime number (2, 3, 5, 7). Non-prime digits (0, 1, 4, 6, 8, 9) are left unlabeled. It's basically a mathematical love letter to the intersection of irrational numbers and prime numbers. The beauty is in how these two mathematical concepts that shouldn't have any relationship are forced together in this delightfully awkward mathematical union. Number theory humor at its finest!

Mathematically speaking, this grandma is ancient . If she used to be a prime number (divisible only by 1 and itself), she's now clearly a composite number with multiple factors. The largest known prime number has over 24 million digits, so we're talking about someone who's been around since before the universe had proper coffee shops. No wonder she needs help getting to bed - she's probably exhausted from watching the Big Bang firsthand.