Euclid's list that can't be finished
The proof that there are infinitely many primes doesn't construct a new prime — it constructs a number guaranteed to have a prime factor missing from any finite list. That distinction is the whole proof.
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Proofs, problem sets, and the moments where an idea finally clicked into place.
The proof that there are infinitely many primes doesn't construct a new prime — it constructs a number guaranteed to have a prime factor missing from any finite list. That distinction is the whole proof.