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01-14-2013 at 12:08 AM

Hey guys, freshman here. I was wondering if you could help me with this math problem.
Is there a prime number between any two consecutive squares?

More exactly, is there a prime number p between n^2 and (n+1)^2 for every positive integer n?

Thanks!

01-14-2013 at 12:26 AM

http://staff.polito.it/danilo.bazzan...en-squares.pdf
http://staff.polito.it/danilo.bazzan...s_lindelof.pdf

enjoy

01-14-2013 at 12:47 AM

Hmmm... those links definitely put us into the right direction!

01-14-2013 at 02:13 PM

i dont get it

01-14-2013 at 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by henry101

i dont get it

I'm not entirely sure, but I think he wanted to ask an impossible question disguised as a first year question to see who would try to answer.

Scarecrow · 01-15-2013 at 08:19 PM

Uh, I'm a freshman, and I was wondering if P=NP, could anyone help me out?

01-15-2013 at 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by rbe4

Uh, I'm a freshman, and I was wondering if P=NP, could anyone help me out?

Pssh what freshman doesn't know the answer ?

01-15-2013 at 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by rbe4

Uh, I'm a freshman, and I was wondering if P=NP, could anyone help me out?

Please don't blurb out the answer yet. Let me finish my graduate studies, and when I apply to do my PhD in CS, give the answer then. I'm sure I won't have to go through any examinations and they will provide me with my doctoral degree plus other instant wins once I show the proof.