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Erdős Problem 238

Let c₁, c₂ > 0. Is it true that for any sufficiently large x, there exists more than c₁ * log x many consecutive primes ≤ x such that the difference between any two is > c₂?

Mathematical statement

Let c₁, c₂ > 0. Is it true that for any sufficiently large x, there exists more than c₁ * log x many consecutive primes ≤ x such that the difference between any two is > c₂?

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erdos_238

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theorem erdos_238 : answer(sorry)  ᵉ (c₁ > 0) (c₂ > 0), ᶠ (x : ) in atTop,  (k : ),    c₁ * log x < k   f : Fin k  ,  m, ( i, f i  x  f i = (m + i.1).nth Nat.Prime)      i : Fin (k - 1), c₂ < primeGap (m + i.1) := by  sorry
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v4.27.0
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