how is it possibill deciding that a complex number is prim or not ?

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zzr0ck3r · Answer

Prime numbers by definition are natural

jhonyy9 · Answer

so than the Riemann hypothesis what mean ?

zzr0ck3r · Answer

I am confused by the question.

zzr0ck3r · Answer

I have not worked with this theorem, but if it says something about complex primes then it is either talking about the normal primes we are used to, or has defined some other sort of prime. But I cant find anything about that online...

zzr0ck3r · Answer

Often someone calls something a prime "fill in blank here" if it "acts" prime. Like prime ideals....maybe something like this?

vishweshshrimali5 · Answer

@jhonyy9 I have not read anything like this but found some related links: 1. http://www.marksmath.com/math/papers/complex-primes.pdf 2. http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/newton/askasci/1995/math/MATH036.HTM 3. https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070202201627AAu62f6 Hope this helps !

larseighner · Answer

You made me do research, and it is hard to forgive that.  Complex primes are better know as Gaussian primes. A complex integer is a complex number a+bi where both a and b are integers.  A Gaussian prime is a complex integer such as |a+bi| (modulus) is > 1 and (evenly) divisible only by itself and 1.