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Toda primes

Number Theory 2025-11-26 v1

Abstract

A Toda prime of an integer nn is an odd prime pp such that 4n=(p1)k4n=(p-1)k with kk coprime to pp. We conjecture that every positive integer admits at least two Toda primes. We give a partial proof that every positive integer admits at least one Toda prime. We conclude by discussing connections to denominators of Bernoulli numbers and a generalization of Sophie Germain primes.

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@article{arxiv.2511.19744,
  title  = {Toda primes},
  author = {Stephen McKean},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.19744},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

15 pages, 3 figures. Comments welcome!

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