I think the idea would be to find the prime factorization for a
given
number, which has been proven to be available (and unique) for any
and
every number. Most numbers can compress given this technique.
Prime
numbers, of course, would not be compressed.
No, very few numbers can be compressed using this technique. And primes of course expand greatly.
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