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Mathematics

The Number 1

Quick fact

1 is the only number that is neither prime nor composite, and it is the multiplicative identity, meaning any number multiplied by 1 stays unchanged.

Why this is interesting

We use the number 1 every day—to count one apple, one step, one idea—but what makes this simplest of numbers so mathematically special?