Re: G.H.Hardy gave an invalid proof of Infinitude of Primes in "A Mathematician's Apology"
From: Torkel Franzen (torkel_at_sm.luth.se)
Date: 03/29/05
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Date: 29 Mar 2005 17:40:56 +0200
"Nathan" <ntspam2@netscape.net> writes:
> I have 2 (rhetorical) questions:
>
> 1. Why in the world would you think P!+1 must necessarily be a new
> prime? In reality, it scarcely ever is.
A foolish question! It is a Plutonium prime, with electrons swirling
about it.
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