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Euclid proved that there are an infinite number of prime numbers.

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Euclid proved that there are an infinite number of prime numbers.
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Euclid proved that there are an infinite number of prime numbers.
March 12, 2021 at 11:18 pm
If so, why in ZFC is the Axiom of Infinity necessary?
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RE: Euclid proved that there are an infinite number of prime numbers.
March 12, 2021 at 11:21 pm
Quote:It guarantees the existence of at least one infinite set, namely a set containing the natural numbers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom_of_infinity
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RE: Euclid proved that there are an infinite number of prime numbers.
March 12, 2021 at 11:27 pm
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RE: Euclid proved that there are an infinite number of prime numbers.
March 13, 2021 at 8:13 am
I guess that seems obvious.
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RE: Euclid proved that there are an infinite number of prime numbers.
March 13, 2021 at 11:04 am
I read a story while I was in high school about an accolate who wants to free his master from a prison (on Mars). The "combination" for the prison the highest prime number. Math wasn't my strong suit in high school. I did build good bombs.
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RE: Euclid proved that there are an infinite number of prime numbers.
March 13, 2021 at 11:11 am (This post was last modified: March 13, 2021 at 11:11 am by Foxaèr.)
(March 13, 2021 at 11:04 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I did build good bombs.

Depositing stinky dumps in the toilet doesn't count.
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RE: Euclid proved that there are an infinite number of prime numbers.
March 13, 2021 at 12:42 pm
(March 13, 2021 at 11:11 am)Eleven Wrote:
(March 13, 2021 at 11:04 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I did build good bombs.

Depositing stinky dumps in the toilet doesn't count.

It kinda does, mate.

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RE: Euclid proved that there are an infinite number of prime numbers.
March 14, 2021 at 8:26 am
(March 13, 2021 at 11:11 am)Eleven Wrote:
(March 13, 2021 at 11:04 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I did build good bombs.

Depositing stinky dumps in the toilet doesn't count.

You've never ate a dozen hard boiled eggs and cause an evacuation of a building I see.
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