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== Twin Prime Conjecture == | == Twin Prime Conjecture == | ||
{{main|Twin Prime Conjecture}} | {{main|Twin Prime Conjecture}} | ||
| − | The | + | The [[Twin Prime Conjecture]] asserts that there are infinitely many pairs of twin primes. It is not known whether this statement is true. |
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[[Category:Definition]] | [[Category:Definition]] | ||
[[Category:Number theory]] | [[Category:Number theory]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:27, 21 July 2009
Twin primes are pairs of prime numbers of the form 
and 
. The first few pairs of twin primes are 
, and so on. Just as with the primes themselves, twin primes become more and more sparse as one looks at larger and larger numbers.
Twin Prime Conjecture
- Main article: Twin Prime Conjecture
The Twin Prime Conjecture asserts that there are infinitely many pairs of twin primes. It is not known whether this statement is true.
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