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Valuations, arithmetic progressions, and prime numbers

Number Theory 2018-02-13 v2

Abstract

In this short note, we give two proofs of the infinitude of primes via valuation theory and give a new proof of the divergence of the sum of prime reciprocals by Roth's theorem and Euler-Legendre's theorem for arithmetic progressions.

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@article{arxiv.1708.08085,
  title  = {Valuations, arithmetic progressions, and prime numbers},
  author = {Shin-ichiro Seki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.08085},
  year   = {2018}
}
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