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Would 53 not being prime break mathematics?
It would more likely be user error. I believe 53 is prime. If it isn't then either mathematics is broken or I have messed up in my reasoning. It is much more likely that I made an error or accepted a bad argument.
53 not being prime while having no integer factors other than 1 and itself would break mathematics.