Monthly Archives: October, 2012
Prime Time Part 2
Prime numbers have fascinated mathematicians for centuries. Euclid (“The Father of Geometry”) was the first to prove that there is no greatest prime in what is a simple and easy-to-follow proof, beginning with the assumption that there IS a greatest prime. In the mode of Indirect Proofs, he then – in a few short steps …
(A)Musings by Arlene 