Can you write 1 as a product of primes? | Prime Factorisation of 1

Опубликовано: 05 Март 2026
на канале: Kevin Olding - Mathsaurus
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After I made this video about 1 not being a prime, (   • The REAL reason 1 isn't prime  ) I was asked a great question: If all positive integers have prime factorisations, but 1 isn't prime, what is the prime factorisation of 1? The answer? 1 is the product of NO primes!

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