why can't we find the value for probability of selecting one number in natural numbers by n by n method
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You say that each number is chosen with the same probability. Say probability c. Let's denote the probability to choose n by p(n). So you say p(n)=c for any natural n. For any distribution, the sum of probabilities always equals 1:
p(1)+p(2)+p(3)+⋯=1.
So c+c+c+⋯=1. But if c>0, you get
c+c+c+⋯=∞.
And if c=0 you get
c+c+c+⋯=0.
There's no value of c for which this sum equals 1.
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