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Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 12:18:26 -0500 From: Ray Arachelian <sunder@brainlink.com> Subject: Re: Goldbach's Conjecture - a question about prime sums of odd numbers
So I guess I have to take back 7+5+(-1) and go with Jim's 1+3+7, but fuck, that won't work either since 1 isn't a prime... So I guess Igor is right on this one. Sorry Jim...
A prime is defined as *ANY* number (note the definition doesn't mention sign or magnitude nor does it exclude any numbers a priori) that has no multiplicative factors other than itself and 1. 1 * 1 = 1 so it is clearly prime. Now, if a particular branch of number theory wants to extend it and make it only numbers >=2 that is fine, I'm not working in that branch anyway. ____________________________________________________________________ Lawyers ask the wrong questions when they don't want the right answers. Scully (X-Files) The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------