Re: Mersenne: interesting theorem

[NieNen]

In a message dated 11/13/98 6:55:53 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<< I ran across an interesting statement on the top of a math paper that I
 was helping my sister with.  It said that every even number greater than 4
 is the sum of two primes.  I am curious if this has been proven and if
 anyone knows where I could find more info about this.  Thanks.
  >>

I, too, had heard this when in the seventh grade (we did a lot of work with
theorems and conjectures).  As I recall, this particular one was not or could
not be proven.  It sure is interesting to consider and who knows in what ways
this simple theorem could be useful for us.

-Joel