Proving that all odd integers greater than 1 is prime.
Mathematician: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime. By induction, all integers greater than 1 is prime.
Physicist: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 is an experimental error, 11 is a prime,...
Engineer: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 is a prime, 11 is a prime,...
Programmer: 3's a prime, 5's a prime, 7's a prime, error, error, error...
Salesperson: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 11 is prime...
Computer Software Salesperson: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 will be prime in the next release,...
Biologist: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 -- results have not arrived yet,...
Advertiser: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 11 is a prime,...
Lawyer: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 is not prime, but it is not enough evidence to prove the statement wrong.
Accountant: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is prime, deducing 10% tax and 5% other obligations.
Statistician: Let's try several randomly chosen numbers: 17 is a prime, 23 is a prime, 11 is a prime...
Psychologist: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 is a prime but tries to suppress it,...
Politician: "Some numbers are prime.. but the goal is to create a kinder, gentler society where all numbers are prime... "
Philosopher: "What does it mean to be prime?"
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