How Prime Factors Form Fractals
General Mathematics
2025-02-25 v1
Abstract
We explore a new sieve that generates both primes and prime factorizations, without resorting to division. We demonstrate that the integer sequences generated by the sieve are the p-adic valuations of n, and that each is a fractal sequence. We then show that these sequences produce geometrical fractals like the Levy Dragon. We end by showing the connection between the odd part of n integer sequence and the Heighway Dragon.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2502.15743,
title = {How Prime Factors Form Fractals},
author = {Micah D. Tillman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.15743},
year = {2025}
}
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33 pages, 20 figures