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In this article, a relation between a gap $d_{k}$ and divisors of composite numbers between $p_{k}$ and $p_{k+1}$ is established.

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2011-09-13 Hisanobu Shinya

We investigate some extremal problems in Fourier analysis and their connection to a problem in prime number theory. In particular, we improve the current bounds for the largest possible gap between consecutive primes assuming the Riemann…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-08-09 Emanuel Carneiro , Micah B. Milinovich , Kannan Soundararajan

An overview of the results of new exhaustive computations of gaps between primes in arithmetic progressions is presented. We also give new numerical results for exceptionally large least primes in arithmetic progressions.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-04-06 Martin Raab

We study the first occurrences of gaps between primes in the arithmetic progression (P): $r$, $r+q$, $r+2q$, $r+3q,\ldots,$ where $q$ and $r$ are coprime integers, $q>r\ge1$. The growth trend and distribution of the first-occurrence gap…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-10-22 Alexei Kourbatov , Marek Wolf

Logarithmic gaps have been used in order to find a periodic component of the sequence of prime numbers, hidden by a random noise (stochastic or chaotic). The recovered period for the sequence of the first 10000 prime numbers is equal to…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2011-05-10 A. Bershadskii

In this paper, we show a new upper bound of prime gaps, that is the gap between a prime number and its consecutive prime number. We show that the gap between a prime number $p_n$ and its consecutive prime number is not larger than…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-05-22 Cheng-TIng Wang

We describe recurring patterns of numbers that survive each wave of the Sieve of Eratosthenes, including symmetries, uniform subdivisions, and quantifiable, predictive cycles that characterize their distribution across the number line. We…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2019-10-30 George Grob , Matthias Schmitt

We have been studying Eratosthenes sieve as a discrete dynamic system, obtaining exact models for the relative populations for small gaps (currently gaps $g \le 82$) in the cycle of gaps ${\mathcal G}(p^\#)$ at each stage of the sieve. The…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-30 Fred B. Holt

We show that a positive proportion of all gaps between consecutive primes are small gaps. We provide several quantitative results, some unconditional and some conditional, in this flavour.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2011-03-31 D. A. Goldston , J. Pintz , C. Y. Yildirim

While the prime numbers have been subject to mathematical inquiry since the ancient Greeks, the accumulated effort of understanding these numbers has - as Marcus du Sautoy recently phrased it - 'not revealed the origins of what makes the…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2018-08-30 Kolbjørn Tunstrøm

In this paper we present some observations about the well-known Goldbach conjecture. In particular we list and interpret some numerical results which allow us to formulate a relation between prime numbers and even integers. We can also…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2013-10-01 Fausto Martelli

This paper analyzes the emergence and distribution of potential twin primes, pairs of integers that are both relatively prime to the first n primes or to a given set M of primes, and which are the breeding grounds of true twin primes. It…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2021-07-16 George F. Grob

We show that there exists pairs of consecutive primes less than $x$ whose difference is larger than $t(1+o(1))(\log{x})(\log\log{x})(\log\log\log\log{x})(\log\log\log{x})^{-2}$ for any fixed $t$. Our proof works by incorporating recent…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-10-30 James Maynard

We have shown previously that at each stage of Eratosthenes sieve there is a corresponding cycle of gaps $\mathcal{G}(p_0^\#)$. We can view these cycles of gaps as a discrete dynamic system, and from this system we can obtain exact models…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2023-10-03 Fred B. Holt

We introduce a novel sieve for prime numbers based on detecting topological obstructions in a M\"obius-transformed rational metric space. Unlike traditional sieves which rely on divisibility, our method identifies primes as those numbers…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2025-07-24 Paul Alexander Bilokon

Prime numbers appeared in contexts spanning statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics and dynamical systems. However, the mechanisms governing the irregularities observed in their sequence and linking them to physical systems remained…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-05-19 Marzena Ciszak

We prove that a positive proportion of the gaps between consecutive primes are short gaps of length less than any fixed fraction of the average spacing between primes.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2011-03-22 D. A. Goldston , J. Pintz , C. Y. Yildirim

ABSTRACT. In this article we present a point of view that highlights the importance of finding the upper bounds for prime gaps, in order to solve the twin primes conjecture and the Goldbach conjecture. For this purpose, we present a…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2020-02-19 Andrea Berdondini

In this paper we study the problem of detecting prime numbers between all consecutive cubes. Firstly, we use a large computation to show that there is always a prime between $n^3$ and $(n+1)^3$ for $n^3\leq 1.649\cdot 10^{40}$. In addition,…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-17 Daniel R. Johnston , Jonathan P. Sorenson , Simon N. Thomas , Jonathan E. Webster

Viewing Eratosthenes sieve as a discrete dynamic system, we show that every admissible instance of every admissible constellation of gaps arises and persists in Eratosthenes sieve. For an admissible constellation of length J, we show that…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-10 Fred B. Holt