A generalisation of the Euclid-Mullin sequences
Number Theory
2026-02-03 v2
Abstract
We extend Mullin's prime-generating procedures to produce sequences of primes lying in given residue classes. In particular we study the sequences generated by cyclotomic polynomials for suitable . Under the Extended Riemann Hypothesis in general and unconditionally for some moduli, we show that the analogue of the second Euclid--Mullin sequence omits infinitely many primes . We further show unconditionally that at least one prime is omitted for infinitely many . This generalises work of the first author for and the second author for .
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@article{arxiv.2601.21901,
title = {A generalisation of the Euclid-Mullin sequences},
author = {Andrew R. Booker and Omri Simon},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.21901},
year = {2026}
}
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15 pages