Don't even go there kids. The number is the same but your PAPERS are not! You generally apply for your permit at the same place where you received your license,
THE STATE POLICE whatever ID number they have for you, SSN included, is what you get. Carry all of your papers and do not ever hand your permit over to a LEO at a traffic stop.
If the State of Tennessee did not give you a printed copy of the regulations you agreed to when you applied for your permit please get one and study it.
Hank