quinta-feira, maio 22, 2008

Goldbach's conjecture

Goldbach's conjecture is one of the oldest unsolved problems in number theory and in all of mathematics. It states:

Every even integer greater than 2 can be written as the sum of two primes.
Expressing a given even number as a sum of two primes is called a Goldbach partition of the number. For example,

4 = 2 + 2
6 = 3 + 3
8 = 3 + 5
10 = 3 + 7 = 5 + 5
12 = 5 + 7
14 = 3 + 11 = 7 + 7


In other words, the Goldbach conjecture states that every even number greater than or equal to four is a Goldbach number, a number that can be expressed as the sum of two primes.

3 comentários:

theone disse...

Um enigma já com quase 3 séculos!

Anónimo disse...

Neste endereço http://www.profmeireles.com.br/site/indice/aula/download.asp?id=1457
é possível ver uma prova da conjectura de Goldbach.
Uma análise atenta das figuras 7 e 8 mostrará que a solução foi encontrada

Anónimo disse...

In this address http://www.profmeireles.com.br/site/indice/aula/download.asp?id=1457
it is possible to see a proff of the Goldbach Conjecture.
An attentive analysis of the illustrations 7 and 8 will show that the solution was found.