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Carol-Kynea prime
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Definitions
In the context of the Carol/Kynea prime search, a Carol number is a number of the form [math]\displaystyle{ (b^n-1)^2-2 }[/math] and a Kynea number is a number of the form [math]\displaystyle{ (b^n+1)^2-2 }[/math]. A Carol/Kynea prime is a prime which has one of the above forms. A prime of these forms must satisfy the following criteria:
- b must be even, since if it is odd then [math]\displaystyle{ (b^n±1)^2-2 }[/math] is always even, and thus can’t be prime.
- n must be greater than or equal to 1. For any b, if n is 0 then (bn±1)2 is equal to 1, and thus yields -1 when 2 is subtracted from it. By definition -1 is not prime. If n is negative then (bn±1)2 is not necessarily an integer.
- b may be a perfect power of another integer. However these form a subset of another base’s primes (ex. Base 4 Carol/Kynea primes are Base 2 Carol/Kynea primes where [math]\displaystyle{ n \bmod 2 \equiv 0 }[/math]). So it is not necessary to search these bases separately.
Due to the form of these numbers, they are also classified as near-square numbers (numbers of the form n2-k).
History
Top 5 Carol primes
Prime | Digits | Found by | Date |
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(290124116-1)2-2 | 611246 | Karsten Bonath | 2019-03-01 |
(2695631-1)2-2 | 418812 | Mark Rodenkirch | 2016-07-16 |
(2688042-1)2-2 | 414243 | Mark Rodenkirch | 2016-07-05 |
(17887525-1)2-2 | 393937 | Serge Batalov | 2016-05-21 |
(2653490-1)2-2 | 393441 | Mark Rodenkirch | 2016-06-03 |
Top 5 Kynea primes
Prime | Digits | Found by | Date |
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(362133647+1)2-2 | 683928 | Karsten Bonath | 2019-06-17 |
(30157950+1)2-2 | 466623 | Serge Batalov | 2016-05-22 |
(2661478+1)2-2 | 398250 | Mark Rodenkirch | 2016-06-18 |
(196858533+1)2-2 | 385619 | Clint Stillman | 2017-11-30 |
(2621443+1)2-2 | 374146 | Mark Rodenkirch | 2016-05-30 |
Data
All bases
All bases with their own page are listed here: There are 382 sequences.
Bases which are a power of
There are 22 sequences.
Bases without a Carol prime
There are 62 sequences.
Bases without a Kynea prime
There are 61 sequences.
Bases without a Carol and Kynea prime
There are 1 sequences.
Remaining data
All data not yet given by an own page can be found here.
External links
- Near-Square primes
- Carol number
- Kynea number
- Reservation thread
- Primes and results
- More data
- Old project by S.Harvey
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