Prime Factors

"Prime Factors" is the tenth episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Voyager encounters a very hospitable race known as the Sikarians and the crew are invited to visit their homeworld. Shore leave is organised, and during the visit, Ensign Kim and an alien friend transport themselves to another planet. Kim notices that the planet has two stars and must belong to another star system. The alien describes the location of the planet, and Kim deduces that the ... more

"Prime Factors" is the tenth episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Voyager encounters a very hospitable race known as the Sikarians and the crew are invited to visit their homeworld. Shore leave is organised, and during the visit, Ensign Kim and an alien friend transport themselves to another planet. Kim notices that the planet has two stars and must belong to another star system. The alien describes the location of the planet, and Kim deduces that the teleport device has transported them 40,000 light-years across the Delta Quadrant. Captain Janeway is informed, and asks Gath, the leader of the Sikarians, if they could modify their technology for Voyager. Gath states that they are forbidden from sharing technology, however, by their own version of the Prime Directive. Janeway makes an offer however: the transport technology in exchange for Voyager's entire library of literature. This is an offer Gath finds difficult to refuse, but must refuse on principle. However, an alien civilian offers... less