greek numbers
Euclid
ancient Greek mathematician name not mentioned
prime numbers are invented by srinivasan ramanujan, an Indian mathematician.
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Leonhard Euler
The method of sieving the multiples of prime numbers until only the prime numbers remain, while attributed to Eratosthenes, is originally thought to have been the work of Nicomachus.
Eratosthenes
Yes, there is an infinite amount of prime numbers. This has been proven by the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid. As for composite numbers, since there are infinitely many natural numbers, there must also be an infinite amount of composite numbers, as they are all the natural numbers that are not prime.
There is infinite amount of prime numbers. The largest known prime number is 243,112,609 − 1. It is a number with thirteen million digits. Greek mathematician Euclid proved it with the fact that if you multiply any given set of prime numbers and ad 1 you get either a prime number, or one that has smaller prime numbers - none of which is part of the original set. Example set: 2, 3, 5 2*3*5=30 30+1=31 Because of the added one, 31 is not divisible by 2, by 3, or by 5. (In this case, it happens to be a prime number.) For more info and more proofs that there is infinite number of prime numbers, check related link.
Euclid contributed to number theory, which is the study of integers. He worked on prime numbers and divisibility. He proved the infinitude of prime numbers, which had not been proven before.
It has been proven that there is no largest prime number. You can find a list of the largest KNOWN prime numbers here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_known_prime_number