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OpenStudy (thesecret20111):

Prove that all even numbers are the sum of two prime numbers.

OpenStudy (dan815):

oooo :)

OpenStudy (dan815):

how dare you ask this question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

plz come help me dan

OpenStudy (thesecret20111):

Lol what do you mean?

OpenStudy (dan815):

the wonderful world of primes shud not be explored

OpenStudy (kenljw):

Every number be expressed by it's prime factors a even number is always divisible by 2 QED

OpenStudy (kenljw):

Same goes for a number ending in 5

OpenStudy (thesecret20111):

If you guys can answer this question I'll give you a medal!... The million dollars is mine >:D

OpenStudy (dan815):

hahaha

OpenStudy (dan815):

2n=p1+p2*p3

mathslover (mathslover):

This can not be proved. ** It is unsolved problem in number theory yet ** [Goldbach's Conjecture]

OpenStudy (dan815):

thats as far as the prove has gotten for all sufficiently large even numbers

OpenStudy (dan815):

proof*

OpenStudy (dan815):

to solve this question we need a study group with euler euclid and fermat

OpenStudy (dan815):

prolly do it in a day then lol

OpenStudy (thesecret20111):

I do find it interesting though that at first read this question looks deceptively simple yet its been impossible to come up with an equation proving its truth to date.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

help ,e plz people come to my stuff

OpenStudy (dan815):

i must help this future number theorist!

OpenStudy (thesecret20111):

Lol

mathslover (mathslover):

@thesecret20111 you must have mentioned "All even numbers larger than 4" as 2 and 4 don't satisfy this condition.

mathslover (mathslover):

Goldbach's conjecture is true for larger than 4 even numbers.

OpenStudy (kenljw):

4=2X2 two prime numbers

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