<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD Journal Publishing DTD v3.0 20080202//EN" "http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/3.0/journalpublishing3.dtd"><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="3.0" xml:lang="en" article-type="research article"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">OALibJ</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Open Access Library Journal</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">2333-9705</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Scientific Research Publishing</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4236/oalib.1102893</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">OALibJ-69954</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="Discipline-v2"><subject>Biomedical&amp;Life Sciences</subject><subject> Business&amp;Economics</subject><subject> Chemistry&amp;Materials Science</subject><subject> Computer Science&amp;Communications</subject><subject> Earth&amp;Environmental Sciences</subject><subject> Engineering</subject><subject> Medicine&amp;Healthcare</subject><subject> Physics&amp;Mathematics</subject><subject> Social Sciences&amp;Humanities</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>
 
 
  The Proof of Hilbert’s Seventh Problem about Transcendence of e＋&lt;em&gt;π&lt;/em&gt;
 
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Jiaming</surname><given-names>Zhu</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sub>1</sub></xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1"><sup>*</sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="aff1"><label>1</label><addr-line>School of Mathematical Sciences, Jinggangshan University, Ji’an, China</addr-line></aff><author-notes><corresp id="cor1">* E-mail:<email>2838213324@qq.com</email></corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>30</day><month>08</month><year>2016</year></pub-date><volume>03</volume><issue>08</issue><fpage>1</fpage><lpage>3</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>11</day>	<month>July</month>	<year>2016</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>accepted</day>	<month>20</month>	<year>August</year>	</date><date date-type="accepted"><day>23</day>	<month>August</month>	<year>2016</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>&#169; Copyright  2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><license><license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>
 
 
   
   We prove that 
   e
   ＋
   π
    is a transcendental number. We use proof by contradiction. The key to solve the problem is to establish a function that doesn’t satisfy the relational expression that we derive, thereby pr
   oduce a conflicting result which can verify our assumption is incorrect. 
  
 
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Hilbert’s Conjecture</kwd><kwd> Transcendental Number</kwd><kwd> The Transcendence of e＋&lt;i&gt;π&lt;/i&gt;</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="s1"><title>1. Introduction</title><p>Hilbert’s seventh problem is about transcendental number. The proof of transcendental number is not very easy. We have proved the transcendence of “e” and “π”. However, for over a hundred years, no one can prove the transcendence of “e + π” [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.69954-ref1">1</xref>] . The purpose of this article is to solve this problem and prove that e + π is a transcendental number.</p></sec><sec id="s2"><title>2. Proof</title><p>1) Assuming <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x6.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is any one polynomial of degree n.<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x7.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x8.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, Let <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x9.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></p><p>Now we consider this integral:<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x10.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. By integrability by parts, we can get the following For- mula (2.1):</p><disp-formula id="scirp.69954-formula713"><label>(2.1)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x11.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>2) Assuming <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x12.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is a algebraic number, so it should satisfy some one algebraic equation with integral coefficients:<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x13.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x14.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>According to Formula (2.1), using <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x15.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> multiplies both sides of Formula (2.1) and let be separately equal to<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x16.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. We get the following result.</p><disp-formula id="scirp.69954-formula714"><label>(2.2)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x17.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>So, all we need to do or the key to solve the problem is to find a suitable <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x18.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> that it doesn’t satisfy the Formula (2.2) above.</p><p>3) So we let <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x19.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.69954-ref2">2</xref>] , <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x20.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x20.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x21.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>and b is a prime number Because of<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x20.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x21.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x22.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x20.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x21.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x22.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x23.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, so <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x20.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x21.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x22.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x23.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x24.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>can be divisible by <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x20.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x21.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x22.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x23.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x24.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x25.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and when<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x20.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x21.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x22.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x23.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x24.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x25.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x26.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, all of <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x20.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x21.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x22.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x23.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x24.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x25.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x26.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x27.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> equal zero.</p><p>Furthermore, we consider <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x28.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> whose (p + a)-th derivative (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x28.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x29.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>); when<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x28.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x29.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x30.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, the derivative is zero. And when<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x28.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x29.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x30.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x31.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, the derivative is<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x28.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x29.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x30.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x31.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x32.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. What’s more, the coefficient of <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x28.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x29.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x30.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x31.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x32.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x33.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is a multiple of (p + a)!, so it’s alse a multiple of (p − 1)! and p.</p><p>By the analysis above, we can know that <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x34.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> are multiples of p.</p><p>Now we see<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x35.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>; we know,</p><disp-formula id="scirp.69954-formula715"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x36.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>and its the sum of the first p − 1 item is zero (because the degree of each term of <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is not lower than<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>). All from the (p + 1)-th item to the end are multiples of p. But the p-th item <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is the (p − 1)-th derivative of<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x40.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. So, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x40.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x41.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x40.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x41.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x42.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x40.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x41.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x42.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x43.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> are congruence, written<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x40.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x41.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x42.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x43.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x44.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Thereby, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x40.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x41.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x42.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x43.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x44.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x45.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, but<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x40.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x41.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x42.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x43.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x44.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x45.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x46.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x40.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x41.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x42.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x43.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x44.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x45.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x46.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x47.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, and b is a prime number, so</p><p><img data-original="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x48.png" />,<img data-original="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x49.png" /> (2.3)</p><p>4) Next, we need to prove that <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x50.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> when p tends to be sufficiently large.</p><p>When x changes from 0 to n, the absolute value of each factor <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x51.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> of <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x51.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x52.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is not more than n, so<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x51.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x52.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x53.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x51.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x52.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x53.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x54.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>So by integral property: when<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x55.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>,</p><disp-formula id="scirp.69954-formula716"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x56.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Let M equal <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x57.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></p><p>thus, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x58.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></p><p>When<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x59.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. So,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x59.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x60.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> (2.4)</p><p>Finally, according to (2.3) and (2.4), we know (2.2) is incorrect. So, e + π is a transcendental number.</p></sec><sec id="s3"><title>3. Conjecture</title><p>By the proof above, we conclude that e + π is a transcendental number. Besides, I suppose <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x61.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is also a transcendental number. What’s more, when a and b are two real numbers, and<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x61.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x62.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, I suppose that <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x61.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x62.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/69954x63.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is a transcendental number.</p></sec><sec id="s4"><title>Acknowledgements</title><p>I am grateful to my friends and my classmates for supporting and encouraging me.</p></sec><sec id="s5"><title>Cite this paper</title><p>Jiaming Zhu, (2016) The Proof of Hilbert’s Seventh Problem about Transcendence of e＋π. 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