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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
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
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
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
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
GUY-A8b
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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
GUY-A9
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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
GUY-A13
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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