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Once during a mathematical conversation with a student, Alexander Grothendieck was asked to consider an example of a prime number. "You mean an actual prime number?" The student replied, "Yes, an actual prime." Grothendieck then said, "Alright then, take $57$". -Taken from the Comme Appelé du Neant article in the Notices of the AMS |
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Once during a mathematical conversation with a student, Alexander Grothendieck was asked to consider an example of a prime number. "You mean an actual prime number?" The student replied, "Yes, an actual prime." Grothendieck then said, "Alright then, take $57$". -Taken from the Comme Appelé du Neant article in the Notices of the AMS |
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