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Prime Difference Champions

In: Discrete Mathematics and Applications

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  • S. Funkhouser

    (Trident Technical College)

  • D. A. Goldston

    (San José State University)

  • D. Sengupta

    (Elizabeth City State University)

  • J. Sengupta

    (Elizabeth City State University)

Abstract

A Prime Difference Champion (PDC) for primes up to x is defined to be any element of the set of one or more differences that occur most frequently among all positive differences between primes ≤ x. Assuming an appropriate form of the Hardy–Littlewood Prime Pair Conjecture we can prove that for sufficiently large x the PDCs run through the primorials. Numerical results also provide evidence for this conjecture as well as other interesting phenomena associated with prime differences. Unconditionally we prove that the PDCs go to infinity and further have asymptotically the same number of prime factors when counted logarithmically as the primorials.

Suggested Citation

  • S. Funkhouser & D. A. Goldston & D. Sengupta & J. Sengupta, 2020. "Prime Difference Champions," Springer Optimization and Its Applications, in: Andrei M. Raigorodskii & Michael Th. Rassias (ed.), Discrete Mathematics and Applications, pages 207-236, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spochp:978-3-030-55857-4_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55857-4_9
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