Was lying on my bed and thinking if there exist numbers such that X and X+1 are both prime.
Came to the realization that such numbers do not exist for all n.
Proof:
WLOG suppose X is odd and prime, then X+1 must be even and thus cannot be prime.
If X is even, trivial.
QED
Monday, May 4, 2009
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What about 2 and 3?
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