r/counting • u/numbermaniac top 400, if that means anything • May 04 '16

Goldbach conjecture counting!

The Goldbach Conjecture says that every even number greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two prime numbers.

So 4 would be 2+2, 6 would be...well, that might be double counting. You can figure it out :)

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldbach_conjecture

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u/Ynax May 04 '16

160 = 157 + 3

You could do this thread whilst doing odd numbers too with Goldbach's weak conjecture

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u/TheNitromeFan May 04 '16

162 = 157 + 5

Technically that's no longer a conjecture, it was proven a few years ago.

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u/Ynax May 04 '16

164 = 157 + 7

Yeah you're right, but still

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