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1 is not a prime number, by definition a prime number has 2 numbers by which they can be divided, 1 and themselves. number 1 can only be divided by 1, so it's not a prime number 2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23,29,31...']

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2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, 101, 103, 107, 109, 113, 127, 131, 137, 139, 149, 151, 157, 163, 167, 173, 179, 181, 191, 193, 197, 199, 211, 223, 227, 229, 233, 239, 241, 251, 257, 263, 269, 271

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2 3 5 7 9 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37 41 43 47 51

P.S: 1 is not a prime number, since prime numbers have exactly two divisors. 1 only has itself.

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And the first ten larger than an American billion are

1,000,000,007; 1,000,000,009; 1,000,000,021; 1,000,000,033; 1,000,000,087;

1,000,000,093; 1,000,000,097; 1,000,000,103; 1,000,000,123; 1,000,000,181.

Thanks Mathematica !

It is interesting that the first two form a prime pair, i.e. n-1 and n+1 are both prime. To the best of my knowledge no-one has yet shown that there is an infinity of such pairs.

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And the first ten larger than an American billion are

1,000,000,007; 1,000,000,009; 1,000,000,021; 1,000,000,033; 1,000,000,087;

1,000,000,093; 1,000,000,097; 1,000,000,103; 1,000,000,123; 1,000,000,181.

Thanks Mathematica !

It is interesting that the first two form a prime pair, i.e. n-1 and n+1 are both prime. To the best of my knowledge no-one has yet shown that there is an infinity of such pairs.

I was not aware that Americans actually had their own unique billion. Does every country have one of their own? If so, is every country's billion somehow inversely proportional to the length of time it takes for that country to spend one of their billions? Wow! If that is indeed the case, I can surely be proud to know that, as an American, my billion is a lot larger than anyone else's billion.

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I was not aware that Americans actually had their own unique billion. Does every country have one of their own? If so, is every country's billion somehow inversely proportional to the length of time it takes for that country to spend one of their billions? Wow! If that is indeed the case, I can surely be proud to know that, as an American, my billion is a lot larger than anyone else's billion.

Yes a traditional billion is a million million or 1,000,000,000,000 which is also an American trillion. :thumbsup:

Anyway back on topic...

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Yes a traditional billion is a million million or 1,000,000,000,000 which is also an American trillion. :thumbsup:

Anyway back on topic...

Traditionally, there was a perfectly valid word for 1,000,000,000 namely a "milliard." This was unknown to some American maths educators in the 19th Century (we use an "s" after the "math" in Britland) and the difference in the definition of a "billion" has now become permanent.

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