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No, this isn't right. He showed that there are infinitely many twin primes differing by 70 million from each. However, it could be that the next such twin prim
by heretoo 13y ago
No, this isn't right.
He showed that there are infinitely many twin primes differing by 70 million from each. However, it could be that the next such twin prime, has its lower prime number more than 70million numbers further along.
What I mean is, there is allowed to be a gap larger than 70million with no primes in it, then all of a sudden, twin primes. But those twin primes with a gap less than 70million between them are guaranteed.
Basically, if you separate all adjacent pairs of primes, with no primes in between, you can separate this into two groups of those adjacent pairs with a gap less or equal to 70mil, or greater than 70mil. The first group has infinitely many members according to the proof. And the second group is probably not empty.
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- ky3 13y agoAnd the second group is probably not empty. We know for sure it's non-empty by simple factorial arguments ITT or by appeal to the prime number theorem.