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I quoted it from Wikipedia. The problem is the last line. There is no known simple formula to identify prime numbers. Could you provide more clarification on what's wrong?
What is a "simple formula"? I have no idea what "simple formula" means. In math reseacrch everything must be 100% precise and well defined.
I don't really know how to prove something, but for the first problem, it seems like any odd number multiplied by any other odd number (in the example, they choose 3) will always be odd. This can/has been proven. Then, any odd number, negative or positive, with 1 added or subtracted to it, becomes even. Finally, any even number divided by two is still even and approaches two. "Mathematicians have tried millions of nu…
This isn't true.
I don't really know how to prove something, but for the first problem, it seems like any odd number multiplied by any other odd number (in the example, they choose 3) will always be odd. This can/has been proven. Then, any odd number, negative or positive, with 1 added or subtracted to it, becomes even. Finally, any even number divided by two is still even and approaches two. "Mathematicians have tried millions of nu…
6/2 = 3
In fact. Every odd number multiplied by two is even.
How about the prime number problem. It's simple enough to understand. "A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. There are infinitely many primes, as demonstrated by Euclid around 300 BC. There is no known simple formula that separates prime numbers from composite numbers."
How about the prime number problem. It's simple enough to understand. "A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. There are infinitely many primes, as demonstrated by Euclid around 300 BC. There is no known simple formula that separates prime numbers from composite numbers."
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I quoted it from Wikipedia. The problem is the last line. There is no known simple formula to identify prime numbers. Could you provide more clarification on what's wrong?
What is a "simple formula"? I have no idea what "simple formula" means. In math reseacrch everything must be 100% precise and well defined.
I don't really know how to prove something, but for the first problem, it seems like any odd number multiplied by any other odd number (in the example, they choose 3) will always be odd. This can/has been proven. Then, any odd number, negative or positive, with 1 added or subtracted to it, becomes even. Finally, any even number divided by two is still even and approaches two. "Mathematicians have tried millions of nu…
>Finally, any even number divided by two is still even and approaches two. 6/2 = 3 In fact. Every odd number multiplied by two is even.