Let's say that you want to prove a statement is true for all prime numbers. Can this be done by Math Induction?
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Statement true for all prime numbers -- can this be done by Math Induction?
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Let's say that you want to prove a statement is true for all prime numbers.
Such as Fermat's Last Theorem:
$$ X^p+Y^p=Z^p$$
has no non-trivial integer solutions for all primes $p>2$.
Can this be done by Math Induction?
This is not known.