Texas banker offers $1MILLION prize to anyone who can solve math problem that has left academics baffled for decades (solution, money)

[All American NYC]

A Texas banker is upping the ante to $1 million for whoever solves a tricky problem that's been dogging mathematicians since the 1980s....According to the AMS website, the $1million prize will be awarded to anyone who can solve and fulfill the following:
If A^x + B^y = C^z where A, B, C, x, y and z are positive integers and x, y and z are all greater than 2, then A, B and C must have a common prime factor.

How will he know when he gets the correct answer?

[Chimuelojones]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

How will he know when he gets the correct answer?

I am no math expert, but I beleive everyone agrees with the proof. A solution make sense to those geeks.

[ELR123]

Whoever solves it will have to prove it. Literally, with a mathematical proof. That's how he'll know.

[Winter_Sucks]

Originally Posted by ELR123

Whoever solves it will have to prove it. Literally, with a mathematical proof. That's how he'll know.

Mathematical proofs are liberal conspiracies. Just more socialism.

[Weichert]

" Mathematical proofs are liberal conspiracies. "

Hopefully, you are joking.

[KUchief25]

Oh I thought the question would be how many liberals does it take to change a light bulb.

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by KUchief25

Oh I thought the question would be how many liberals does it take to change a light bulb.

Quite a few - first all people involved must be union members, secondly - an Environmental Impact Report must be filed and a study done to ensure that changing the light bulb won't kill some endangered bug, and last there must be middle level bureaucrats who sign off on the project and waste tax payers money until what could have been done by one person in 30 seconds for pennies takes at least 15 people 8 months to do for $20,000.

And liberals claim that they are "rational".

[NJBest]

Originally Posted by KUchief25

Oh I thought the question would be how many liberals does it take to change a light bulb.

One less than the number of conservatives it takes.

[Smoke_Jaguar4]

Originally Posted by KUchief25

Oh I thought the question would be how many liberals does it take to change a light bulb.

One. He hires Juan from the Home Depot parking lot to do it for him.
Next question.

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by Smoke_Jaguar4

One. He hires Juan from the Home Depot parking lot to do it for him.
Next question.

No, in that case two, because the liberal will immediately register Juan to vote as a Democrat.