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    It is not the case that If 'information building block' means explanatory or generative priority, then the Peano axioms and successor function provide a more fundamental basis than prime factorization.

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    • 1.Prime factorization reveals deep structural invariants (unique factorization); Peano axioms are merely generative mechanisms.
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    • 2.Fundamental priority need not follow from logical/generative order; primes may be ontologically basic despite depending on successor.
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    • 3.Many mathematical structures (rings, fields) depend on prime ideals, not Peano axioms—suggesting primes have independent explanatory depth.
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    • 1.Peano axioms generate all natural numbers through iteration; prime factorization depends on priors (multiplication, divisibility).
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    • 2.Successor function is logically prior: you need counting before you can meaningfully decompose numbers into factors.
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    • 3.Peano axioms appear in foundational mathematics and logic; prime factorization is a derived theorem about number structure.
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