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>with a vastly smaller number

Fun fact, there are a _LOT_ of prime numbers. There are about 10^22 prime numbers smaller than 10^24, so about every 100th number is prime. The ratio decreases the higher you go of course. The vastly smaller number is actually just a few bits smaller :)



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