GOLDBACH CONJECTURE MYSTERY

The Goldbach conjecture is a famous unsolved problem in number theory, first proposed by Christian Goldbach in 1742. It states that every even integer greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two prime numbers. For example, 4 can be expressed as 2 + 2 (which are both prime), 6 as 3 + 3, or 5 + 1, and 8 as 5 + 3 or 7 + 1.

Despite being tested for large numbers up to many trillions, the Goldbach conjecture has not been proved or disproved. Many mathematicians have worked on this problem and there have been many partial results and related theorems, but a complete proof has not been found.

The Goldbach conjecture remains an important open problem in mathematics and is often cited as an example of a deceptively simple problem that has resisted solution for centuries.