Ladder

Infinitude of primes — the ladder

One essay so far against this idea. A ladder is the distinct arguments that stand against one idea, and this one has room to grow.
  1. 2 × 3 × 5 × 7 + 1 = 211every listed prime tiles the product exactly, and then meets the extra unit÷ 21 left÷ 31 left÷ 51 left÷ 71 leftso no prime on the list divides 211211 is itself prime — but the argument never needed it to be

    There is no last prime

    Euclid's argument is often described as producing a new prime from any finite list. It does not, and the number it builds is frequently composite — which makes the proof more interesting rather than less.

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