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Why Are Prime Numbers Called the Building Blocks of Arithmetic?

šŸ’” The Answer

  • Every integer greater than 1 can be uniquely factored into primes.
  • This principle is known as the fundamental theorem of arithmetic.
  • Primes act like the atoms from which all other numbers are built.
  • Without primes, the structure of number theory would collapse.

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