Why Sam Northshield's recent one-line proof of the infinitude of primes is flawed?
O.A.S. Karamzadeh
TL;DR
This paper critically examines and refutes a recent one-line proof claiming to establish the infinitude of primes, highlighting flaws in its logical reasoning.
Contribution
It provides a detailed critique of Northshield's proof, clarifying why it is invalid and contributing to the understanding of prime number proofs.
Findings
The proof contains logical errors that invalidate its conclusion.
The critique clarifies the correct approach to proving the infinitude of primes.
Abstract
We refute the so-called one-line proof of the infinitude of primes in [1].
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TopicsHistory and Theory of Mathematics · Analytic Number Theory Research · Mathematical and Theoretical Analysis