Odd Prime

An odd prime is a prime number that is odd. Also primes other than 2 (which is the unique even prime) are therefore odd primes.

Humorously, 2 might therefore be termed the oddest prime.

See also

Even Prime, Oddest Prime, Prime Number

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References

Wells, D. The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers. Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, p. 44, 1986.

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