I’m not clear on what constitutes trying to factor the number. It would seem that noticing if it was odd wouldn’t count as trying to factor it, but what about forms of inductive reasoning or non-exhaustive heuristics?
I’m not clear on what constitutes trying to factor the number. It would seem that noticing if it was odd wouldn’t count as trying to factor it, but what about forms of inductive reasoning or non-exhaustive heuristics?