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Prime numbers/Infinity/Fact/Proof

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Proof

We assume that the set of all prime numbers is finite, say {p1,p2,,pr} is a complete list of all prime numbers. We consider the number

N=p1p2p3pr+1.

This number can not be divided by any of the prime numbers pi, since the reminder of N by division through pi is always 1. Hence, the prime factors of N, which exist due to fact, are not contained in the given set. This is a contradiction.