For any n ≥ 0, let Fn = 22"n+1. (These Fn are often called Fermat numbers. Those that are prime are the Fermat primes introduced in Section 4.3.)
(a) Prove that for all n ≥ 1.
(b) Prove that gcd(Fm, Fn) = 1 for any positive integers m and n with m ≠ n.
(c) Use the result of (b) to give another proof (different from Euclid’s) that there are infinitely many primes.
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