https://xkcd.com/2922

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Bonus question: Where is London located? (a) The British Isles (b) Great Britain and Northern Ireland © The UK (d) Europe (or ‘the EU’) (e) Greater London

  • j4yt33
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    98 months ago

    8 (about Goldbachs conjecture) is one that I don’t quite get. Isn’t the number 8 already proof that this isn’t true (sum of 4+4)?

    • @[email protected]
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      468 months ago

      8 is the sum of 5+3 both of which are primes. I think the Conjecture just states that there is a sum of two primes not every sum consists only of primes

      • j4yt33
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        58 months ago

        Ah gotcha! I thought it meant exclusively prime numbers

        • @[email protected]
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          8 months ago

          Then wouldn’t 4 fail the conjecture? 4 = 1+ 3 but 1 is not a prime.

          Nevermind my sleepy self somehow thought 2 isn’t a prime number :)