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Numerical Semigroups generated by Primes

Number Theory 2020-06-09 v3

Abstract

Let p1=2,p2=3,p3=5,p_1=2, p_2=3, p_3=5, \ldots be the consecutive prime numbers, SnS_n the numerical semigroup generated by the primes not less than pnp_n and unu_n the largest irredundant generator of SnS_n. We will show, that \bullet un3pnu_n\sim3p_n. Similarly, for the largest integer fnf_n not contained in SnS_n, by computational evidence we suspect that \bullet fnf_n is an odd number for n5n\geq5 and \bullet fn3pnf_n\sim3p_n; further \bullet 4pn>fn+14p_n>f_{n+1} for n1n\geq1. If fnf_n is odd for large nn, then fn3pnf_n\sim3p_n. In case fn3pnf_n\sim3p_n every large even integer xx is the sum of two primes. If 4pn>fn+14p_n>f_{n+1} for n1n\geq1, then the Goldbach conjecture holds true. Further, Wilf's question in [12] has a positive answer for the semigroups SnS_n.

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@article{arxiv.1908.09483,
  title  = {Numerical Semigroups generated by Primes},
  author = {Michael Hellus and Anton Rechenauer and Rolf Waldi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.09483},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

14 pages, 4 figures; added references for tables

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