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GUY-A4
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The Prime Number Race

Let $\pi(n; a, b)$ be the number of primes $p \le n$ with $p \equiv a \pmod b$. For every $a$ and $b$ with $a \perp b$, are there infinitely many valu...

L4
Number Theory
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GUY-A5b
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Erdős $3000 Conjecture on Arithmetic Progressions

Let $\{a_i\}$ be any infinite sequence of integers for which $\sum 1/a_i$ is divergent. Does the sequence contain arbitrarily long arithmetic progress...

L4
Number Theory
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GUY-A6
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Consecutive Primes in Arithmetic Progression

Are there arbitrarily long arithmetic progressions of consecutive primes? That is, for any positive integer $k$, do there exist $k$ consecutive primes...

L4
Number Theory
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GUY-A7a
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Infinitude of Sophie Germain Primes

Are there infinitely many Sophie Germain primes? A prime $p$ is called a Sophie Germain prime if $2p + 1$ is also prime....

L4
Number Theory
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GUY-A7b
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Shanks Chains of Length 7

Are there any Shanks chains of length 7 with $p_{i+1} = 4p_i^2 - 17$?...

L3
Number Theory
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GUY-A8a
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Erdős $5000 Problem on Prime Gaps

Is it true that for infinitely many $n$, $d_n = p_{n+1} - p_n > c \ln n \ln \ln n \ln \ln \ln \ln n / (\ln \ln \ln n)^2$ for arbitrarily large constan...

L4
Number Theory
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GUY-A8b
Open

Twin Prime Conjecture

Are there infinitely many twin primes? That is, are there infinitely many primes $p$ such that $p + 2$ is also prime?...

L4
Number Theory
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GUY-A9
Open

General Patterns of Consecutive Primes

For any given pattern of primes with no congruence obstructions, are there infinitely many sets of consecutive primes with this pattern?...

L4
Number Theory
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GUY-A10
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Gilbreath's Conjecture

Define $d_n^k$ by $d_n^1 = p_{n+1} - p_n$ and $d_n^{k+1} = |d_{n+1}^k - d_n^k|$, the successive absolute differences of the sequence of primes. Is it ...

L3
Number Theory
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GUY-A11
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Erdős $100 Problem on Increasing and Decreasing Gaps

Does there exist an $n_0$ such that for every $i$ and $n > n_0$ we have $d_{n+2i} > d_{n+2i+1}$ and $d_{n+2i+1} < d_{n+2i+2}$, where $d_n = p_{n+1} - ...

L3
Number Theory
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GUY-A13
Open

Erdős Conjecture on Carmichael Numbers

Let $C(x)$ be the number of Carmichael numbers less than $x$. Does $(\ln C(x))/\ln x$ tend to 1 as $x$ tends to infinity?...

L4
Number Theory
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GUY-A14a
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Pomerance's Questions on Good Primes

Call prime $p_n$ good if $p_n^2 > p_{n-i}p_{n+i}$ for all $i$, $1 \le i \le n-1$. Is it true that the set of $n$ for which $p_n$ is good has density 0...

L3
Number Theory
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GUY-A15
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Congruent Products of Consecutive Numbers

What is the least prime $p$ such that there are integers $a, k_1, k_2, k_3$ with $\prod_{i=1}^{k_1} (a+i) \equiv \prod_{i=1}^{k_2} (a+k_1+i) \equiv \p...

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Number Theory
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GUY-A16
Open

Walking to Infinity on Gaussian Primes

Can one walk from the origin to infinity using Gaussian primes as stepping stones and taking steps of bounded length?...

L3
Number Theory
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GUY-A17
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Giuga's Conjecture on Prime Characterization

Is it true that if $n$ divides $1^{n-1} + 2^{n-1} + \dots + (n-1)^{n-1} + 1$, then $n$ is prime?...

L3
Number Theory
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GUY-A18
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Erdős-Selfridge Classification: Infinitely Many Primes in Each Class

In the Erdős-Selfridge classification of primes, are there infinitely many primes in each class? Prime $p$ is in class 1 if the only prime divisors of...

L3
Number Theory
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GUY-A19a
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Erdős Conjecture on $n - 2^k$ Prime

Are 4, 7, 15, 21, 45, 75, and 105 the only values of $n$ for which $n - 2^k$ is prime for all $k$ such that $2 \le 2^k < n$?...

L3
Number Theory
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GUY-A19b
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Cohen-Selfridge Problem on $\pm p^a \pm 2^b$

What is the least positive odd number not of the form $\pm p^a \pm 2^b$, where $p$ is an odd prime?...

L2
Number Theory
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GUY-A20
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Density of Symmetric Primes

Given pairs of odd primes $p, q$, define $S(q,p)$ as the number of lattice points $(m, n)$ in the rectangle $0 < m < p/2$, $0 < n < q/2$ below the dia...

L3
Number Theory
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GUY-A12a
Open

Square Pseudoprimes

Are there any square pseudoprimes (base 2) other than multiples of $1194649 = 1093^2$ or $12327121 = 3511^2$?...

L3
Number Theory
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GUY-A12b
Open

Selfridge-Wagstaff-Pomerance Prize Problem

Does there exist a composite number $n \equiv 3$ or $7 \pmod{10}$ which divides both $2^n - 2$ and the Fibonacci number $u_{n+1}$?...

L3
Number Theory
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GUY-A12c
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Even Fibonacci Pseudoprimes

Does there exist an even Fibonacci pseudoprime?...

L3
Number Theory
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