Goldbachs ConjectureYou are currentlybrowsing as guest. Click here to log in |
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On 7 June 1742, Christian Goldbach wrote to Leonhard Euler saying (in more modern terms):
Euler noted that this is equivalent to: He then added that he regarded this an entirely certain theorem, in spite of his being unable to prove it.This remains an unsolved problem.
This is a celebrated conjecture which, not surprisingly, has been checked by computer for large numbers (up to $10^{14}).$
For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldbach's_conjecture
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