jupiter, 3 months ago

A #math #poem.

The closest prime to
2147483648
is
2147483647
and that is immensely beautiful.

The closest prime to
16777216
is
16777213
and that's okay.

The closest prime to
65536
is
65537
and that is sad.

Almost as sad as
32768
being closest to
32771
which is just tragic.

Fortunately
9223372036854775808
is larger than
9223372036854775783
which isn't perfect.

Because the closest prime to
2147483648
is
2147483647
and that is immensely beautiful.