Discrete mathematics Proof by contradiction. Assume for the sake of argument that the set P of all primes is finite. Consider the product of all primes, and let r = 1 + ∏p∈P p. Then we have r mod p = 1 for any prime p ∈ P. None of the primes p ∈ P divides r, so r is a prime. This is a contradiction because r not(∈) P.  This proof is not valid. Identify and explain where the error is in the argument.

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