Re: The 3n+1 Conjecture
- From: "Robert J. Kolker" <nowhere@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:15:16 -0500
mensanator@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Can you prove there are an infinite number of primes without having to list them?
Yes. The assumption that there is a largest prime leads to a contradiction.
Bob Kolker
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