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Prime avoiding numbers is a basis of order $2$

Number Theory 2022-09-08 v1

Abstract

For a positive integer nn, we denote by F(n)F(n) the distance from nn to the nearest prime number. We prove that every sufficiently large positive integer NN can be represented as the sum N=n1+n2N=n_1+n_2, where F(ni)(logN)(loglogN)1/325565, F(n_i) \geqslant (\log N)(\log\log N)^{1/325565}, for i=1,2i=1,2. This improves the corresponding "trivial" statement where only F(ni)logNF(n_i)\gg \log N is required.

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@article{arxiv.2209.03058,
  title  = {Prime avoiding numbers is a basis of order $2$},
  author = {Mikhail R. Gabdullin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.03058},
  year   = {2022}
}
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