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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)

What's the name for the primes separate by 4 numbers?

[–] Carcel@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] neo@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I expected a Rick Roll - you math guys are crazy!

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ypu should see the last numberphile if want to get surprising exited with nerd math.

[–] ns1@feddit.uk 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)
[–] match@pawb.social 7 points 1 year ago

Okay so, 5 is 7's twin prime, 7 is 11's cousin, and 5 and 11 are sexy with each other???

[–] Hotzilla@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What are you doing step-prime??

[–] YaDownWitCPP@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

hey, I mean, it is YOUR daughter...

[–] deezbutts@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Step prime what are you doing???

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago
[–] platypus_plumba@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Alabama Primes.

Fun fact, in Spanish "prime numbers" is "números primos". Primos can also mean cousins. So yeha, today I found that there are sexy cousin numbers. And apparently there are also the cousin cousin numbers.

https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BAmero_primo_primo

[–] lugal@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago
[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago