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The Only Prime Divisible by 7

June 30, 2025

7 resents that 2 gets airtime as 'the only even prime' when 7 is equally the only prime divisible by 7.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2025-06-30-the-only-prime-divisible-by-7/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

Host (on TV): "Now, for a contrasting view, we're live in-studio with the only even prime. Welcome back to the program, 2." 2: "Great to be back." 7 (on the couch, annoyed): "Oh yeah?! Well, I'm the only prime divisible by 7. Why does no one want MY take?!"

Topics
Number Theory › PrimesNumber & Arithmetic › Even & OddNumber & Arithmetic › Divisibility
Level
Middle SchoolHigh School
Themes
Pop CulturePunsSelf-Reference