English

Prime-Interval Algebras

Number Theory 2026-07-24 v1

Abstract

Starting from a positive integer nn and no a priori information about the primes above it, we construct a polynomial quotient ring that recovers exactly the primes in (n,2n](n,2n] from a single modular exponentiation. The primes occur simultaneously as the nonzero monomial degrees of the resulting polynomial remainder, and each coefficient independently certifies its corresponding prime through its additive order. When n=pkn=p_k is prime, the least nonzero degree is pk+1p_{k+1}. Thus the next prime is recovered from the preceding prime alone, without using the index kk, the prime-counting function, a prime table, nor any primality tests. We develop the underlying ring structure, give equivalent annihilator and quotient formulations, extend the result to shorter intervals, and provide a SageMath implementation.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2607.22347,
  title  = {Prime-Interval Algebras},
  author = {Joseph M. Shunia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.22347},
  year   = {2026}
}