Number 45

Number 45 presented today with a severe crisis of self-worth, reporting feeling "neither here nor there" in the grand schema of integers. He expressed profound anxiety about his composite nature, lamenting that he is merely a "product of other, more significant numbers." The patient further elaborated on his perceived lack of prime identity, leading to a session filled with self-deprecating remarks about his divisibility. Insight into the unique utility of his factors remains stubbornly elusive.