Seen $(\Bbb N,+,\cdot)$ as a semiring, is it possible to extend it to a semiring $(R,+,\cdot)$ so that the additive and multiplicative monoids become isomorphic? This means there is some monoid-isomorphism $$\varphi:(R,\cdot)\cong(R,+)$$ and $\Bbb N$ is a sub-semiring of $R$. --- **Observations** The multiplication will be commutative. Also, there will be *many* new "numbers", e.g. - a unique additively absorbing element $\eta:=\varphi(0)$, i.e. $\eta+x=\eta$ for all $x\in R$. - many numbers with only a few additive decompositions as there are many natural numbers with only a few multiplicative decompositions: E.g. for prime numbers $p$, the number $\tilde p:=\varphi(p)$ cannot be written as a sum of two other numbers except $0+\tilde p$. This is essentially as far as I came. No need to mention that I have not found a contradiction. Still hard to believe that it is possible.