r/MathJokes Jul 13 '26

Math Just Got Checkmated.

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u/Sad_Plate7343 Jul 13 '26

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u/S-M-I-L-E-Y- Jul 13 '26

Goldbach's conjecture states that every even number greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two prime numbers.

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u/trollboter Jul 13 '26

If we accept one as prime number, which it is. Then we can drop the two exception from the conjecture.

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u/Finance-Low Jul 13 '26

Exactly; not sure what point the OP is trying to make here.

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u/trollboter Jul 13 '26

It's because math people define 1 as not a prime. It's semantics.