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On the distribution of consecutive composite odd numbers and twin primes

General Mathematics 2021-06-08 v1

Abstract

We study pairs of consecutive odd numbers through a straightforward indexing. We focus in particular on twin primes and their distribution. With a counting argument, we calculate the limit of an alternating sum that is equal to 1 which means there are few twin primes. Finally, we show how to find the possible congruences for these prime numbers.

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@article{arxiv.2106.03071,
  title  = {On the distribution of consecutive composite odd numbers and twin primes},
  author = {Marc Wolf and FranÇOis Wolf and FranÇOis-Xavier Villemin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.03071},
  year   = {2021}
}

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16 pages