sphenic

/ˈsfɛnɪk/
adjective
  1. Relating to or shaped like a wedge.
    • The architect used a sphenic design for the building's entrance.
    • Geologists described the rock's sphenic fracture pattern.
    • The sphenic form of the tool helped it split wood easily.
  2. Describing a positive integer that is the product of three distinct prime numbers.
    • The teacher asked us to find all sphenic numbers under 100.
    • In math class, we learned that 42 is sphenic since it is 2 × 3 × 7.
    • Thirty is a sphenic number because it equals 2 × 3 × 5.
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