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If the complete list of prime numbers were p1​,…,pk​, then N=p1​⋯pk​+1>1 would have a prime divisor by the fundamental theorem of arithmetic. No pi​ divides it, since N≡1(modpi​). This contradicts completeness of the list. Hence there are infinitely many prime numbers.

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