Nickerson, Earl R.2018-04-052018-04-0519621962b14566060https://hdl.handle.net/2144/28109Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University.In Chapter 1 of this thesis we give some elementary definitions and prove the following three theorems: 1.1 Every positive integer n greater than one can be expressed in the form n=p1p2...pk where each of the pi is a prime number. 1.2 Every integer n greater than one can be expressed in standard form in one and only one way. If we write n=(p1^a1)(p2^a2).....(pj^aj), where p1< p2 <...< pj and each ai is greater than 0, then n is expressed in standard form. 1.3 The number of prime numbers is infinite [TRUNCATED]en-USBased on investigation of the BU Libraries' staff, this work is free of known copyright restrictions.Prime numbersMathematicsThesis/Dissertation