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Primes in numerical semigroups

Number Theory 2020-04-23 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let 0 < a < b be two relatively prime integers and let <a,b> be the numerical semigroup generated by a and b with Frobenius number g(a,b)=ab-a-b. In this note, we prove that there exists a prime number p in <a,b> with p < g(a,b) when the product ab is sufficiently large. Two related conjectures are posed and discussed as well.

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@article{arxiv.2004.10273,
  title  = {Primes in numerical semigroups},
  author = {Jorge L. Ramirez Alfonsin and Mariusz Skalba},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.10273},
  year   = {2020}
}
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