# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 547
**Author:** ![copperwindow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10922 "2012-05-15T05:15:06Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I was specifically told there would be no math. > > Or incest. From whom? ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10923 "2012-05-15T05:48:48Z")
Primarily his cousin, the actuary. The sexy, sexy actuary. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10924 "2012-05-15T13:41:41Z")
Sexy cousin primes 1. 227 2. 881 3. 463 4. 97 5. 5 (I have no idea if this is right or not, but: (1) “5” is prime, so bonus points there, and (2) it’s in the fifth spot, so that oughtta count for something, right? Maybe twin-siblings (but unsexy) primes? Anyway, we need to keep the game going…) ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10925 "2012-05-15T13:51:13Z")
Hmmm… more math-inclined Dopers will be along shortly (and may pop in before I finish typing), but I’m not sure 5 works. It’s not a cousin prime, because four digits before is 1 (not a prime by definition), and four digits after is 9, not a prime. It is, though, a sexy prime when paired with 11. Hubba hubba. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10926 "2012-05-15T13:55:00Z")
To keep it going (assuming I understood what was looked for in the new topic): Sexy cousin primes 1. 227 2. 881 3. 463 4. 97 5. 17 17 is cousins with 13, and sexy with 23. ---
**Author:** ![copperwindow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10927 "2012-05-15T16:04:55Z")
Sexy cousin primes 1. 227 2. 881 3. 463 4. 97 5. 17 6. 4007 cousins with 4003 and sexy with 4013 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10928 "2012-05-15T16:17:32Z")
Does anyone want to explain this? Yes, I know what a prime number is. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10929 "2012-05-15T16:21:33Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Does anyone want to explain this? Yes, I know what a prime number is. A cousin prime is a prime number that is exactly four away from another prime. A sexy prime is a prime number that is exactly six away from another prime. A sexy cousin prime is a prime number that is both four and six away from two other primes. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10930 "2012-05-15T16:26:05Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > A cousin prime is a prime number that is exactly four away from another prime. A sexy prime is a prime number that is exactly six away from another prime. A sexy cousin prime is a prime number that is both four and six away from two other primes. Thanks. I must have been sick that day in grade 10. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10931 "2012-05-15T16:26:35Z")
Sexy cousin primes 1. 227 2. 881 3. 463 4. 97 5. 17 6. 4007 7. 1091 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10932 "2012-05-15T16:35:11Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Thanks. I must have been sick that day in grade 10. Have to admit, they were new concepts to me as well. I had heard of twin primes (prime numbers that are two apart) but never cousins or sexys before this. I’ll also note that some definitions specify that the relevant primes cannot have any intervening primes between them. If so, some of the numbers given here don’t qualify. For example, my 97 - it’s four away from 101 and six away from 103. But some definitions would say the 103 doesn’t count as a sexy relationship because of the intervening 101. To those people, I say “Lighten up, Francis. We’re playing a game where we’re saying there are thirteen in a dozen.” ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10933 "2012-05-16T21:53:59Z")
Sexy cousin primes 1. 227 2. 881 3. 463 4. 97 5. 17 6. 4007 7. 1091 8. 23 ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10934 "2012-05-16T22:02:45Z")
Well, if the answers are going to come a day and a half apart, I’ll see y’all sometime next week. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10935 "2012-05-16T22:23:41Z")
Sexy cousin primes 1. 227 2. 881 3. 463 4. 97 5. 17 6. 4007 7. 1091 8. 23 9. 7 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10936 "2012-05-16T22:57:19Z")
Sexy cousin primes 1. 227 2. 881 3. 463 4. 97 5. 17 6. 4007 7. 1091 8. 23 9. 7 10. 43 ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10937 "2012-05-17T01:37:27Z")
Sexy cousin primes 1. 227 2. 881 3. 463 4. 97 5. 17 6. 4007 7. 1091 8. 23 9. 7 10. 43 11. 23 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10938 "2012-05-17T15:33:30Z")
Sexy cousin primes 1. 227 2. 881 3. 463 4. 97 5. 17 6. 4007 7. 1091 8. 23 9. 7 10. 43 11. 103 ---
**Author:** ![copperwindow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10939 "2012-05-17T15:40:15Z")
Sexy cousin primes 1. 227 2. 881 3. 463 4. 97 5. 17 6. 4007 7. 1091 8. 23 9. 7 10. 43 11. 23 12. 103 13. 2083 Next is colors 1. purple ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10940 "2012-05-17T16:08:11Z")
Colors 1. purple 2. green ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10941 "2012-05-17T16:30:36Z")
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