Re: Mersenne: interesting theorem

[William Stuart]

sum not product.

2+2=4
3+3=6
5+3=8
etc..
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William Stuart  ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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On Fri, 13 Nov 1998, Jon Edwards wrote:

> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 16:56:51 -0800
> From: Jon Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Mersenne: interesting theorem
> 
> Ok, let's see.
> 
> 3x2=6
> But what about 8?  It's factors are 1 and 8 and 2 and 4.  That doesn't work
> too well.
> 
> Jon
> 
> >I ran across an interesting statement on the top of a math paper that I
> >was helping my sister with.  It said that every even number greater than 4
> >is the sum of two primes.  I am curious if this has been proven and if
> >anyone knows where I could find more info about this.  Thanks.
> 
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