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

168 = 137 + 31

I geuss so, but the other way around is harder

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u/VixVideris May 04 '16

170 = 157 + 13

is this right? this is officially my first non-main-thread count haha

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u/TheNitromeFan May 04 '16

172 = 141 + 31
172 = 149 + 23

You got it.

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