Prime Riff
My New Year’s Eve was quiet. After I got off work at 7:30, I headed home, where one of my housemates cooked dinner for the group of us. We contemplated various activities, then ended up kicking back with a magnum of Anchor Steam winter ale and watching a DVD. We noted when midnight hit, and all said that we were glad to see 2006 go.
Another housemate wondered idly if 2007 was a prime number. After about a minute, still watching the movie, I announced that it wasn’t, since it was equal to 223 times nine.
A third housemate looked over at me. “Did you just figure that out in your head?”
“Yeah,” I said. “But I’m that kind of a geek.”
Actually, though, figuring it out wasn’t hard.