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What is so special about Prime?

When we try to evaluate Prime on big numbers (e.g. 10^13) we encounter the following issue: ...
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Is it possible to draw really thin lines in Mathematica?

I want to have in Mathematica the same result I have in Python: I have this nice effect simply by using very thin lines. But it seems in Mathematica thickness property has some limit and i just got ...
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Is it possible to specify a zero-thickness curve for a (filled) `ListPlot`?

With Joined -> True, ListPlot's filling is solid by default. But note that the filling and the line have different shades: <...
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Nesting BaseForm several functions deep causes dependent functions to not fully evaluate. Solutions?

Below is a simplified scenario of a problem that I'm running into. There are 3 functions each wrapped with BaseForm[] and a default base of 10 is passed to each ...
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What determines the value of $MaxNumber?

What determines the value of $MaxNumber? $MaxNumber 1.233433712981650*10^323228458 ...
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Library for FEAST method is missing

Mathematica (V 12.3.1, Native Mac M1 version) is not letting me use the FEAST method for solving eigenvalue problems. For example, ...
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