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But [1] says
This article, written in commemoration of Pillai's centenary, does not mention that Pillai proved that these primes were infinite in number, but only credited him with posing the problem.
Is there a reason to think Pillai proved this, or should we change the article?
References:
1. G. E. Hardy and M. V. Subbarao, A Modified Problem of Pillai and Some Related Questions (2001). 2. S. S. Pillai, Question 1490, J. Indian Math. Soc. 18 (1930) 230.
CRGreathouse ( t | c) 03:40, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
![]() | This article is rated Stub-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. |
From the article:
But [1] says
This article, written in commemoration of Pillai's centenary, does not mention that Pillai proved that these primes were infinite in number, but only credited him with posing the problem.
Is there a reason to think Pillai proved this, or should we change the article?
References:
1. G. E. Hardy and M. V. Subbarao, A Modified Problem of Pillai and Some Related Questions (2001). 2. S. S. Pillai, Question 1490, J. Indian Math. Soc. 18 (1930) 230.
CRGreathouse ( t | c) 03:40, 23 September 2008 (UTC)