> The primes,
through times,
mystified
those who pried.
One fact answers why
theyβre simple yet sly:
Layers of abstraction yield
complex forms when pierced and peeled.
Addition lies under multiplication,
defining him as repeated summation.
Then he defines primes as the atoms of integers,
for when multiplied, they give numbers their signatures.
But when we breach the layer between these two distinct operations,
asking about how primes add and subtract, there are endless frustrations.
Even innocuous questions, βwhat are all their sums?β, or βhow often do they differ by two?β,