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We show that there exists a bounded pattern of m consecutive primes for any m>0, that means a tuple H_m of m distinct non-negative integers h_i (i=1,2,...m) such that its translations contain arbitrarily long (finite) arithmetic…

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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

A pair of odd primes is said to be symmetric if each prime is congruent to one modulo their difference. A theorem from 1996 by Fletcher, Lindgren, and the third author provides an upper bound on the number of primes up to x that belong to a…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-08-27 William Banks , Paul Pollack , Carl Pomerance

We present and analyze an algorithm to enumerate all integers $n\le x$ that can be written as the sum of consecutive $k$th powers of primes, for $k>1$. We show that the number of such integers $n$ is asymptotically bounded by a constant…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-01-04 Cathal O'Sullivan , Jonathan P. Sorenson , Aryn Stahl

Consider the set of all natural numbers that are co-prime to primes less than or equal to a given prime. Then given a consecutive pair of numbers in that set with an arbitrary even gap, we prove there exists an unbounded number of actual…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2021-11-18 John K Sellers

The Hardy-Littlewood method is a well-known technique in analytic number theory. Among its spectacular applications are Vinogradov's 1937 result that every sufficiently large odd number is a sum of three primes, and a related result of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Ben Green

In the present work we prove a number of surprising results about gaps between consecutive primes and arithmetic progressions in the sequence of generalized twin primes which could not have been proven without the recent fantastic…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2013-05-28 Janos Pintz

Denote by $\mathbb{N}$ and $\mathbb{P}$ the set of all positive integers and prime numbers, respectively. Let $\mathbb{P}=\{p_1<p_2<\dots <p_n<\dots\}$, where $p_n$ is the $n$-th prime number. For $k\in\mathbb{N}$ we recursively define…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-01-06 Piotr Miska , János T. Tóth , Błażej Żmija

We prove an explicit analogue of Legendre's conjecture for almost primes. Namely, for every integer $n \geq 1$, the interval $(n^2,(n+1)^2)$ contains an integer having at most $3$ prime factors, counted with multiplicity. This improves the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-05-20 Peter J. Campbell

A study of certain Hamiltonian systems has lead Y. Long to conjecture the existence of infinitely many primes of the form $p=2[\alpha n]+1$, where $1<\alpha<2$ is a fixed irrational number. An argument of P. Ribenboim coupled with classical…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-08-09 William D. Banks , Igor E. Shparlinski

In the present work we prove a common generalization of Maynard-Tao's recent result about consecutive bounded gaps between primes and on the Erd\H{o}s-Rankin bound about large gaps between consecutive primes. The work answers in a strong…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-07-09 Janos Pintz

A well-known conjecture asserts that, for any given positive real number $\lambda$ and nonnegative integer $m$, the proportion of positive integers $n \le x$ for which the interval $(n,n + \lambda\log n]$ contains exactly $m$ primes is…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2015-08-04 Tristan Freiberg

We use short divisor sums to approximate prime tuples and moments for primes in short intervals. By connecting these results to classical moment problems we are able to prove that a positive proportion of consecutive primes are within a…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 D. A. Goldston , C. Y. Yildirim

Following an idea of Rowland we give a conjectural way to generate increasing sequences of primes using algorithms involving the gcd. These algorithms seem not so useless for searching primes since it appears we found sometime primes much…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2015-03-17 Benoit Cloitre

Under the assumption of Heath-Brown's conjecture on the first prime in an arithmetic progression, we prove that there are infinitely many Carmichael numbers $n$ such that the number of prime factors of $n$ is prime.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-03-19 Thomas Wright

Prime numbers have attracted the attention of mathematiciansand enthusiasts for millenniums due to their simple definition and remarkable properties. In this paper, we study primorial numbers (the product of the first prime numbers) to…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-01-10 Jonatan Gomez

Let $k\ge 1$ be an integer. A positive integer $n$ is $k$-\textit{gleeful} if $n$ can be represented as the sum of $k$th powers of consecutive primes. For example, $35=2^3+3^3$ is a $3$-gleeful number, and $195=5^2+7^2+11^2$ is $2$-gleeful.…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-15 Sara Moore , Jonathan P. Sorenson

Let $n\in\mathbb{Z}^+$. In [8] we ask the question whether any sequence of $n$ consecutive integers greater than $n^2$ and smaller than $(n+1)^2$ contains at least one prime number, and we show that this is actually the case for every…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-06-20 Germán Paz

In this paper, the estimation formula of the number of primes in a given interval is obtained by using the prime distribution property. For any prime pairs $p>5$ and $ q>5 $, construct a disjoint infinite set sequence $A_1, A_2, \ldots,…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2021-11-09 Yong Zhao , Jianqin Zhou

We consider the problem of counting $k$-tuples of positive integers satisfying any arbitrary set of gcd conditions, where every integer is not larger than $x$. We first establish the conditions to guarantee the existence of such tuples, and…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-05-12 Chan Ieong Kuan