Haiku Proof

by Mike

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The Greek mathematician Euclid proved there are an infinite number of primes (though not through haiku).  Basically, you start by assuming the opposite- that there are a finite number of primes.  Multiply all of them together and add 1.  Then you ask what are the factors of that new number.  It's not divisible by any of the primes because it would yield a remainder of 1... so either there is a prime number you forgot that wasn't in your original set or this new number is prime.  In either case, you just proved the set of primes can not be finite.

Also, there's no proof that after 48 hours of sleep deprivation math lectures get ANY more interesting.