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The Gospel of John is built on the prime number 7: seven miracles, seven "I AM" declarations, and seven witnesses to the divinity of Jesus.

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The number 2 is the only even prime.

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It is unknown whether there are infinitely many Mersenne primes.

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The two greatest unsolved mysteries in mathematics relate to prime numbers: why every even number is the sum of two primes (Goldbach's conjecture), and apparently there are infinitely many twin primes.

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See also Best New Conservative Words

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→‎See also: Essay:Best New Conservative Words - akin to prime numbers

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Acts 17:17, twice prime, is the midpoint of the New Testament.

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Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, a prime number.

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In nature, multiple species of cicadas (locusts) reappear every 13 or 17 years -- both prime numbers -- and a full Moon on Christmas happens every 19 years, also a prime number.

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Leonard Euler: "it is a mystery into which the mind will never penetrate"

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Many biblical parables are tantalizing similar to prime numbers, such as The Parable of the Weeds.

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Paul Erdos - "God may not play dice with the universe, but something strange is going on with the prime numbers."

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→‎External links: prime number game

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When another incident is described later in the Gospel of Matthew, the multiplication occurs with another prime number-worth of loaves: 7. See {{bibleref|Matthew|15|34}}.

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The multiplication of the loaves -- the only miracle described in all four Gospels, which suggests it happened more than once -- was always done with a prime number of loaves and fish (5 loaves and 2 fish for the incidents described in {{bible

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As the foundation of all numbers, prime numbers have a spiritual quality that have fascinated mathematicians and others for all time. Prime numbers are a great way to learn & teach math, to improve mental acuity and focus, and to understand

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The two greatest unsolved mysteries in mathematics relate to prime numbers: whether ever odd number is the sum of two primes (Goldbach's conjecture). and whether there are infinitely many twin primes.

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