How they prove that all odd integers higher than 2 are
prime?
prime, and by induction – every odd integer higher
than 2 is a prime. Physicist: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9
is an experimental error, 11 is a prime,… Engineer: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9
is a prime, 11 is a prime,… Programmer: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime,
7 is a prime, 7 is a prime,… Salesperson: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime,
9 — we'll do for you the best we can,… Computer Software Salesperson: 3 is prime, 5 is prime,
7 is prime, 9 will be prime in the next release,… Biologist: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9
— results have not arrived yet,… Advertiser: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime,
11 is a prime,… Lawyer: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 —
there is not enough evidence to prove that it is not a
prime,… Accountant: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is
prime, deducing 10% tax and 5% other obligations. Statistician: Let's try several randomly chosen
numbers: 17 is a prime, 23 is a prime, 11 is a
prime… Professor: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, and the
rest are left as an exercise for the student. Computational linguist: 3 is an odd prime, 5 is an odd
prime, 7 is an odd prime, 9 is a very odd prime,… Psychologist: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a
prime, 9 is a prime but tries to suppress it,… Chemist (or Dan Quayle): What's a prime? Politician: "Some numbers are prime.. but the goal is
to create a kinder, gentler society where all numbers
are prime… "