[lutusp]

> Right, well, 2 isn't on our list, but let's face it: 2 isn't a real prime.

I can't tell whether you're taking this position or ridiculing it, but if 2 isn't accepted as a prime number, this would falsify the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic for all even numbers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_theorem_of_arithmet...

Quote: "In number theory, the fundamental theorem of arithmetic, also called the unique factorization theorem or the unique-prime-factorization theorem, states that every integer greater than 1[3] either is prime itself or is the product of prime numbers ..."

If your purpose was satire, then perhaps this post will inform other readers who may not detect your satirical intent.

[phaemon]

As you suspected, it was intended as a joke.

The other primes do, in fact, quite like 2, and 9 is not in any way primier than 2 despite my previous assertion.

EDIT: Actually, there was a real point to ignoring 2, and it was just so I could carry on breaking down the factors as that seemed to be the bit that hyp0 was having trouble with. Perhaps it did confuse more than enlighten. I'm not sure.