7

This number is a prime.

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Graph theorists have been able to prove that 7 colors are required on a donut-shaped map (i.e., an ordinary one-holed torus) to ensure that no adjacent areas are the same.

Submitted: 1999-09-02 23:40:00; Last Modified: 2009-08-15 11:38:05.