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To get the imaginary unit you have to type 1i (without space, multiplication inbetween)
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Unlike in legacy Mathcad, where this was necessary ,too, in Prime the 1 is always visible:

In legacy Mathcad (here Mathcad 15) the “1” is only visible if the cursor is placed in the region:

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