Ignoring the error in saying (2) that all primes are odd - where has 2 disappeared to? - you are highly confused about the difference between "if ... then ...." and "if and only if .... then ....."
Correcting (3) to: The sum of any two primes greater than 2 is even. This is true - but it does NOT imply the reverse - that any even number is the sum of two primes. Alan "Dr. Fairman" wrote: > > "Stuart Gall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >news:<9qa466$4je$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > > "Dr. Fairman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > > > > Well no I am afraid not, because although for all p prime p = 2*n+1 is true > > > it is not true that for all n n in N 2*n+1 is prime which is what you would > > > need for your proof to be valid. > > > > > > Are you pulling my leg in return? if so touche :-) > > > If you are not pulling my leg, I would say that the probability that you > > > have a PhD in mathematics and do not recognise Q2 is vanishingly small. > > > > > > PS if you can solve Q1 you could make much more money by publshing the > > > solution in a book. > > Hello Stuart, > 1.Is sum of every two odds = even ? (Y/N) > Answer: Yes. > 2.Is any prime is odd? (Y/N) > Answer: Yes. > 3.Generalizing item #1 and #2, > Is sum of any two primes = even ? (Y/N) > Answer: Yes. > 4.If you agree with item #3 (if not - please argue - why), it means that > you are also agree with the statement: > "every even is (in particular) sum of any two primes". > That's what you needed me to prove. > > Do you still have any objections? > If YES - please argue, what of my items are wrong and why. > > Dr. Fairman. > > ================================================================= > Instructions for joining and leaving this list and remarks about > the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES are available at > http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ > ================================================================= -- Alan McLean ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics Monash University, Caulfield Campus, Melbourne Tel: +61 03 9903 2102 Fax: +61 03 9903 2007 ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list and remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES are available at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ =================================================================
