alleryEuclid's work around 300 BC proved which idea about primes?
AThere are infinitely many of them
BEvery prime ends in the digit 1
CTheir sum is exactly equal to 100
DA formula gives all of them
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. There are infinitely many of them
1. Euclid's Elements dates to about 300 BC.
2. It proves the infinitude of primes and the fundamental theorem of arithmetic.
3. No simple formula for primes is known, and primes do not always end in 1.
_Source: Wikipedia, Prime number, section History_
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