Definition:Goldbach Decomposition
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Definition
Let $n \in \Z_{>0}$ be a positive integer such that $n$ is even.
A Goldbach decomposition for $n$ is a pair of primes $p_1, p_2$ such that:
- $p_1 + p_2 = n$
Also known as
A Goldbach decomposition is also known as a Goldbach partition.
Source of Name
This entry was named for Christian Goldbach.
Sources
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $6$
- Weisstein, Eric W. "Goldbach Partition." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/GoldbachPartition.html