Reply To: Prime Numbers

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AalokaAaloka
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Dear Nikhil Sir,

“Any prime number greater than 3 must be of form 6k+1 or 6k-1.” This is a very good observation. Can you think of a proof for it?

Prime numbers have always fascinated mathematics and there are indeed a lot of theorems related to them. But the most intriguing question which has interested mathematicians for a long time is whether one can get a definite form for them.

Sieve of Eratostenes is a sure way of finding prime numbers but is not very efficient.

Vigyan Pratibha Team