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How Many Prime Numbers Exist?

šŸ’” The Answer

  • Euclid proved there are infinitely many primes around 300 BCE.
  • His proof assumes a finite list, then constructs a new prime.
  • The product of all listed primes plus one yields a number with no known factor.
  • This argument remains a classic proof of infinity.

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