Mathematicians have tried in vain to this day to discover some order in the sequence of prime numbers, and we have reason to believe that it is a mystery into which the human mind will never penetrate.
Leonhard EulerAbout author
- Author's profession: Mathematician
- Nationality: swiss
- Born: April 15, 1707
- Died: September 18, 1783
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