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Write 0 then concatenate prime numbers in increasing sequence i.e. 0.2357111317192329... Is this rational or irrational?

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Write 0 and then concatenate the prime numbers in increasing sequence i.e. 0.2357111317192329...
Is this number rational or irrational?

Note: Give your reasoning also...

posted Jun 28, 2017 by anonymous

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It has to be irrational because it has infinite digits after the decimal place that has no pattern as there are infinite prime numbers. For it to be rational we should be able to obtain a pattern among the digits to express them in ratios.

answer Jun 28, 2017 by Tejas Naik



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