Prime-Interval Algebras
Abstract
Starting from a positive integer and no a priori information about the primes above it, we construct a polynomial quotient ring that recovers exactly the primes in 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 is prime, the least nonzero degree is . Thus the next prime is recovered from the preceding prime alone, without using the index , 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}
}