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Special number/Exercise

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A natural number is called special if it fulfills a specific explicit property. 0 is special, as the neutral element of the addition, and 1 is special, as the neutral element of the multiplication. 2 is the first prime number, 3 is the smallest odd prime number, 4 is the first true square number, 5 is the number of fingers of one hand, 6 is the smallest number composite of different prime numbers, 7 is the number of dwarfs in the fairy tale, etc., so these numbers are all special. Does there exist a number which is not special? Does there exist a smallest number which is not special?