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Prime Curios!: The Dictionary of Prime Number Trivia Paperback – November 4, 2009

by Chris K. Caldwell (Author), G. L. Honaker Jr. (Contributor)

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This is a dictionary of prime number trivia, an eclectic collage of miscellaneous facts. A few of these tidbits have deep mathematical significance, but many are simple observations which require no mathematics. For example, in what year did England make it illegal to jail a jury for returning the "wrong" decision? What was Jenny's phone number in Tommy Tutone's hit song? What is the highest number of votes a candidate received for the U.S. Presidency while incarcerated? Other results are quasi-mathematical, such as those having to do with the shape or representation of a number. Consider the prime 18181: This number is the same forwards, backwards, and even upside down--do you know how many of these primes there are? Can a prime be small and even, and at the same time, large and odd? The heart of our book is the 235-page dictionary of 2151 curios about 1095 different primes recorded dictionary style as brief entries, with over 150 tables and figures.

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Paperback: 316 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1st edition (November 4, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1448651700
ISBN-13: 978-1448651702
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,088,054 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

prime reading for the curious

By Landon Curt Noll on November 9, 2009

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Caldwell and Honaker have gathered the curiosity of the small prime numbers in an easily accessible form like no others before them. One of the lasting benefits of this book will be from those that are inspired to look into the deep rich beauty of prime numbers. I highly recommend consuming the contents of this book as part of a healthy diet of mathematics.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

How to recognize a prime

By Enoch Haga on November 9, 2009

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You likely trip over primes every day without realizing it. Contrary to prime folklore, primes are not mysterious or unfathomable. There they are: 1 (Yes, 1 was a prime once, but has fallen from grace), 2 the only even prime, 3, 5, 7, 11, . . . . A prime occurs when no preceding number can be divided into it (without a remainder of course). No one could write down every prime in a book, because there is always another one. Primes are fascinating and interesting once you get to know a few -- and that is why this book was compiled from the wit and wisdom of prime addicts the world around. The primes don't require it, but you can get downright superstitious about them -- for example, as a math teacher I left home for my first class at exactly 7:11, and left school for home at precisely 3:13 -- lots of primes in that one, 3, 13, 31, and 313 itself, all primes, not to mention that 3+1+3=7. Donald Duck loved the number and put it on his auto as his license plate number. Therefore, we prime addicts call it the "Number of the Duck" and it is worshipped in some places. Some primes can be turned upside down, reversed, taken apart, put back together, and even bent (see Carlos Rivera's The Prime Puzzles & Problems Connection), and also check out Neil Sloane's On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences: search on Primes. G. L. Honaker Jr. introduced me to all of this and ruined my life -- even forced me to writing a book about primes. Get a life and look at Prime Curios! the book, but since everything isn't in a book, look also for Prime Curios! on the Net. Although it is legendary that G. H. Hardy didn't care for anything useful in math, prime numbers are quite useful: when conversation turns dull, or the party weakens, begin talking about prime numbers and watch the eyes glaze over! And if you want to start an argument, just insist that 1 is prime! and I do! Everyone important will go home and you can get to bed.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Great survey of the puissance of primes

By Gerald Stipanuk on March 14, 2011

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This book will surprise and astound you. It is a collection of facts, some relevant, some tangentially associated with particular prime numbers. It is a perfect filler for idle minutes as each prime number is presented separately. One could say the book is not dense, but is a compact cover. It will appeal to a wide age range. Some of the information is so esoteric as to delight the simulacra of Euler still on the quest for the holy grail of mathematics.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Authoritative and a great deal of fun

By Thomas Young on March 5, 2015

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Authoritative and a great deal of fun. Is it possible to cover everything about prime numbers...well, not the Riemann Hypothesis in detail, but
close enough. It touches on hypotheses that I had never heard of and pursues unproven conjectures with great clarity. This is a book to be read with great care and you will be happy learning about the HAPPY Primes less than 100, beginning with the first happy prime: 7

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

A fun read

By Matthew Peterson on April 7, 2014

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Any math geek (or anyone curious about prime numbers) will enjoy this book. I like how each entry is short and interesting.

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Two Stars

A bit dissapointing. Not what I expected.

Published 8 months ago by ROBERT a. SARITELLI

a must have, total fun, makes me find again the joy of mathematics. recommended to all scientists and curious readers.

Published on August 20, 2013 by Carlotta Negri

fun for the mathematically curious

Lots of neat "nuggets" and off-beat information! The format of the book made it easy to look up particular numbers of interest. Great for a casual fun read.

Published on June 19, 2013 by Lyle P. Blosser

Not enough substance

I like some of the trivia in this book, but a lot of primes with not much to recommend them were included. Read more

Published on November 20, 2010 by hot4hypatia

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