I think the cycles are something of a distraction. Ultimately the problem comes down to this. Given a number N with prime factors (p1, p2, …pn) And N+1 with pr

I think the cycles are something of a distraction. Ultimately the problem comes down to this. Given a number N with prime factors (p1, p2, …pn) And N+1 with prime factors (q1, q2, …qm) What is the relation between (p1, p2, …pn) and (q1, q2, …qm)