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Questions where prime numbers play a key-role, such as: questions on the distribution of prime numbers (twin primes, gaps between primes, Hardy–Littlewood conjectures, etc); questions on prime numbers with special properties (Wieferich prime, Wolstenholme prime, etc.). This tag is often used as a specialized tag in combination with the top-level tag nt.number-theory and (if applicable) analytic-number-theory.

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Two products over primes

For $k \in \mathbb{N}$ define $$ f(k) = \prod_{\text{p prime}}\left(1+\frac{1}{p^k(p^k+1)}\right)$$ $$ g(k) = \prod_{\text{p prime}}\left(1+\frac{1}{p^k(p^k-1)}\right)$$ By the product for zeta $f(1 …
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Prime race modulo $12$. When is the first sign change?

Define $\pi(x;q,a)$ as the number of primes less than or equal to $x$ which are congruent to $a$ modulo $q$. Up to $x=10^{11}$ we have $\pi(x;12,1) \le \pi(x;12,-1)$. What is the smallest $x$ for wh …
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Are there open problems for primes which are known for probable primes?

Define "probable prime" (PP) to be natural $n>1$ satisfying $2^{n-1} \equiv 1 \pmod{n}$ or $n=2$. Probable primes are the union of the primes and base two pseudoprimes. This definition is much simpl …
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On base $b$ digits of $n\#$ (primorial)

Related to normal numbers. Let $n\#$ denote the primorial, the product of the first $n$ primes. Q1 For all bases $b>1$, do the base $b$ digits of $n\#$ occur with equal asymptotic frequency $\frac1b$ …
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Wieferich primes and identities for the Euler quotients of $2^n+1$ and $\frac{2^n+1}{3}$

Let $n>1$ be odd integer. Define the Euler quotient $a(n)=\frac{2^{\varphi(n)}-1 \bmod n^2}{n}$. Number $n$ with $a(n)=0$ is Wieferich number and if it is prime it is Wieferich prime. It is open probl …
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What is wrong with this counterexample to primality test assuming GRH? [closed]

From SMOOTH NUMBERS: COMPUTATIONAL NUMBER THEORY AND BEYOND Andrew Granville pp.13-14: 2j. Lenstra’s polynomial time test as to whether an integer that is conjecturally prime, is rigorously square …
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Small $|2^x 3^y - 5^z 7^t|$ and generalization

Let $\{p_i\},\{q_i\}$ be disjoint sets of primes. For natural $e_i,f_i$ define $A=\prod p_i^{e_i},B=\prod q_i^{f_i}$. Is it true that for all real $d < 1$, $|A-B| < \max(A,B)^d$ has finitely many sol …
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Can a polynomial be almost always divisible by a member of a finite set of primes?

Special case of Bunyakovsky conjecture Let $f(x)$ be non-constant irreducible polynomial with integer coefficients, no fixed prime factor and positive leading coefficient. Let $S$ be a finite set of …
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Small solutions of $f(x_1,...,x_n) \equiv 0 \pmod p$

Let $f(x_1,...,x_n)$ be polynomial with integer coefficients. Is the following possible: For almost all primes $p$ exist integers $X_1,...,X_n$ such that: $f(X_1,...,X_n) \ne 0$ $f(X_1,...,X_n) \equi …
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Euler quotients modulo $n$

For odd integer $n$, define the Euler quotient modulo $n$ to be $a(n)$: $$ a(n)=\frac{(2^{\phi(n)}-1) \bmod n^2}{n}=\frac{2^{\phi(n)}-1}{n} \bmod n$$ $a(n)=0$ for OEIS sequence Wieferich numbers Conje …
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Unexpectedly prime rich cubic polynomial

We got a cubic polynomial which is unexpectedly prime rich. Let $f(x)=29160 x^3 + 30132 x^2 + 8046 x + 643$ and $\pi_f(n)$ the number of primes values of $f(x)$ for $x \in [1,n]$. Let $F(n)=\frac{\ …
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Upper bound for OEIS A076689 "Smallest k such that k*p#+1 is prime"?

OEIS A076689 Is defined as smallest integer $a(n)=k$ such that $k n\#+1$ is prime, where $n\#$ is primorial, the product of the first $n$ primes. Lower bound appears $1$, the primorial primes. W …
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When is $a^{2^n}+1$ prime finitely often unconditionally?

Define generalized Fermat numbers following OEIS and mathworld. For natural $a,n$ and $a$ even, the generalized Fermat number (GFN) is $F_n(a)=a^{2^n}+1$. Very large GFN primes are known (in the la …
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Claim in OEIS will give some results about Legendre's and Brocard's conjectures

Claim in OEIS will give non-trivial results about Legendre's and Brocard's conjecture. The claim is very likely to be true, but I am not sure it is currently provable. Brocard's conjecture states tha …
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Is there real or complex analytic function whose positive real zeros are the primes?

Related to this question Q1 Is there real or complex analytic function $f(x)$ such that its positive real zeros are the primes and it is given in closed form of compositions of already named function …
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