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Past exam of the probability, statistics and options I course of the University of Oxford 2011 C 1 a iii Solution by
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If the complete list of prime numbers were , then would have a prime divisor by the fundamental theorem of arithmetic. No divides it, since . This contradicts completeness of the list. Hence there are infinitely many prime numbers.
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