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View Poll Results: Are there an infinite amount of prime numbers? | |||
Yes, there are an infinite amount. | 34 | 100.00% | |
No, they have to cap SOMEWHERE... | 0 | 0% | |
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11-27-2010, 08:20 PM | #1 |
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Prime Numbers
This is just an interesting topic I've been thinking about recently.
In your opinion, do you think there are an infinite amount of prime numbers? Vote in the poll and share your opinion. I think this could make an interesting discussion .
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11-27-2010, 08:21 PM | #2 | |||
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Re: Prime Numbers
Maybe.
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11-27-2010, 08:22 PM | #3 |
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Re: Prime Numbers
There is an infinite amount of numbers. So there might as well be an infinite amount of prime numbers.
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11-27-2010, 08:22 PM | #4 | |
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That is the question. I'm pretty torn myself. I voted yes, but I can see why you might say no. Gah, brain is fried. 1 limit approaching both infinity and 0 at the same time! Paradox?
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11-27-2010, 08:25 PM | #5 |
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Re: Prime Numbers
There's an infinite amount. Wikipedia article.
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11-27-2010, 08:25 PM | #6 |
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Re: Prime Numbers
All even numbers are divisible by 2
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11-27-2010, 08:28 PM | #7 |
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Re: Prime Numbers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_number
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11-27-2010, 08:30 PM | #8 | |
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11-27-2010, 08:33 PM | #10 |
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Re: Prime Numbers
Prime numbers are sexy. I had no idea until algebra this year that prime numbers have so many sweet properties.
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11-27-2010, 08:34 PM | #11 |
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11-27-2010, 08:38 PM | #12 |
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11-27-2010, 08:39 PM | #13 |
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11-27-2010, 08:41 PM | #14 |
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Lol xD It's like how my class I'm currently taking is called "Honors Math III" xD I'm excited to take Differential Equations and Number Theory next semester! Gonna study some sexy numbers BOW CHIKA WOW WOW
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11-27-2010, 08:46 PM | #15 |
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Sexy numbers are sweet. Linear Algebra I next term will be cool. And lol "Calculus I for Honours Mathematics" this term, next term I have "Calculus II for Honours Mathematics". They are very creative with course names.
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11-27-2010, 09:00 PM | #16 |
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Re: Prime Numbers
Are there infinitely many sets of prime numbers that are only 2 away from each other, i.e. 11 & 13?
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11-27-2010, 09:07 PM | #17 |
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Why is it that all prime numbers that have a remainder of 1 when divided by 4 can be written as the sum of two squared integers, i.e. 13 = 2^2 + 3^2, but all prime numbers that have a remainder of 3 when divided by 4 can't?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proofs_...of_two_squares
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11-27-2010, 09:22 PM | #19 |
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Re: Prime Numbers
I think prime numbers have an infinite amount..man i don't remember this stuff anymore i took algebra 2 last year.
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11-27-2010, 09:28 PM | #20 |
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Re: Prime Numbers
As long as the number system will have an infinite amount of numbers, there will be an infinite amount of prime numbers.
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