The theorem was conjectured in the 18th century, Chebyshev himself came close to a proof, but it was not proved until 1896, when Hadamard and de la Vallée Poussin independently proved it using complex analysis.
Ang teorama ay conjectured sa ika-18 siglo, Chebyshev kanyang sarili nagmula malapit sa isang patunay, ngunit ito ay hindi proved hanggang 1896, at kapag Hadamard de la Vallee Poussin malaya proved ito gamit ang mga komplikadong pagtatasa.