Problems & Puzzles:
Puzzles
Puzzle 44.- Enoch
Haga Puzzle about Consecutive Primes
A. Find sets of k consecutive odd primes such that:
P1 + Pk + 1 = prime
P2 + Pk-1 + 1 = prime
P3 + Pk-2 + 1 = prime
etc.
Observe that when k is odd the central prime is simply
ignored.
Just to offer an interesting point of start, I have
calculated the first elementary examples:
k: primes
2 : 5 7
3 : 3 5 7
4 : 5 7 11 13
5 : 3 5 7 11 13
6 : 7 11 13 17 19 23
7 : 11 13 17 19 23 29
31
8 : 17 19 23 29 31 37
41 43
9 : 19 23 29 31 37 41
43 47 53
10 : 13 17 19 23 29
31 37 41 43 47
11 : 557 563 569 571 577
587 593 599 601 607 613
12 : 137 139 149 151 157
163 167 173 179 181
191 193
13 : 10009 10037 10039 10061
10067 10069 10079 10091
10093 10099 1010 3 10111 10133
14 : 373 379 383 389 397
401 409 419 421 431
433 439 443 449
15 : 10007 10009 10037 10039
10061 10067 10069 10079
10091 10093 10099 10103
10111 10133 10139
16 : 823 827 829 839 853
857 859 863 877 881
883 887 907 911 919 929
17 : ???????????
18 : 821 823 827 829 839
853 857 859 863 877
881 883 887 907 911
919 929 937
19 : ???????????
20 : 811 821 823 827 829
839 853 857 859 863
877 881 883 887 907
911 919 929 937 941
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B. Now, lets add the condition that:
P1 + Pk + 1 = P2 + Pk-1
+ 1 = P3 + Pk-2 + 1 =
the
same prime
In this case I have obtained solutions for k=2 to 13:
k: primes (the same prime)
2 : 5 7 (the same prime = 13)
3 : 3 5 7 (11)
4 : 5 7 11 13 (19)
5 : 3 5 7 11 13 (17)
6 : 7 11 13 17 19 23 (31)
7 : 61 67 71 73 79 83
89 (151)
8 : 17 19 23 29 31 37
41 43 (61)
9 : 563 569 571 577 587
593 599 601 607 (1171)
10 : 13 17 19 23 29
31 37 41 43 47 (61)
11 : 557 563 569 571 577
587 593 599 601 607 613
(1171)
12 : 137 139 149 151 157
163 167 173 179 181
191 193 (331)
13 : 93911 93913 93923 93937
93941 93949 93967 93971
93979 93983 9399 7 94007 94009
(187921)
14 and more: ?????
***
Question to A
: Find a set for k=17,
19, 21, and so on
.
Question to B: Find an example for
k=>14
Solution
Felice Russo
(7/03/99) has found the least solution to k=17, 19 & 21 for Question
A
For k=17 the consecutive primes are:
210097 210101 210109 210113 210127
210131 210139 210143 210157 210169 210173 210187 210191
210193 210209 210229 210233
For k=19 the consecutive primes are:
210071 210097 210101 210109 210113
210127 210131 210139 210143 210157 210169 210173 210187
210191 210193 210209 210229 210233 210241
For k=21 the consecutive primes are:
2614159 2614163 2614169 2614177
2614181 2614193 2614211 2614219 2614223 2614237 2614279
2614301 2614303 2614307 2614327 2614333 2614351 2614361
2614363 2614369 2614373
***
Felice Russo (16/04/99) wrote:
"Carlos, about puzzle 44 I made a search
for k=22 (part A) and for k=14 (part B). I didn't find
any solution up to p=14.557.471 and p=14.469.817
respectively"
***
Sudipta Das has found (12/12/2002)
more solutions to Question A and the first asked solutions to Question
B:
For Question
A:
For k=22 : 16697669
16697683 16697687 16697699 16697711 16697729 16697741 16697749
16697771 16697773 16697797 16697843 16697867 16697869 16697873
16697899 16697909 16697911 16697929 16697951 16697969 16697981
( Sudipta Das - 6/12/02 )
For k=23 : 2614133
2614159 2614163 2614169 2614177 2614181 2614193 2614211 2614219
2614223 2614237 2614279 2614301 2614303 2614307 2614327 2614333
2614351 2614361 2614363 2614369 2614373 2614393 ( Sudipta
Das - 6/12/02 )
For Question
B:
For k=14 : 136450033 136450049 136450063 136450073
136450079 136450081 136450129 136450151 136450199 136450201 136450207
136450217 136450231 136450247 ( 272900281 ) ( Sudipta Das -
6/12/02 )
For k=15 : 1169151281 1169151293 1169151307
1169151311 1169151323 1169151337 1169151349 1169151359 1169151371
1169151383 1169151397 1169151409 1169151413 1169151427 1169151439 (
2338302721 ) ( Sudipta Das - 6/12/02 )
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