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Source labels openOEIS · Number theory

Sum of two squares, a power of 3, and a power of 5

*Zhi-Wei Sun's Conjecture (A303656)**: Any integer n>1n > 1 can be written as the sum of two squares, a power of 3, and a power of 5.

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The 2-4-6-8 Conjecture

*Zhi-Wei Sun's 2-4-6-8 Conjecture (A306477)**: Any integer n>0n > 0 can be written as (w+22)+(x+34)+(y+56)+(z+78)\binom{w+2}{2} + \binom{x+3}{4} + \binom{y+5}{6} + \binom{z+7}{8} for nonnegative integers w,x,y,zw, x, y, z.

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Four-square conjecture with powers of 2, 3, and 5

*Zhi-Wei Sun's Four-Square Conjecture (A308734)**: Any integer n>1n > 1 can be written as (2a3b)2+(2c5d)2+x2+y2(2^a \cdot 3^b)^2 + (2^c \cdot 5^d)^2 + x^2 + y^2 for nonnegative integers a,b,c,d,x,ya, b, c, d, x, y.

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Smallest number k such that kn + 1 is prime

Conjecture: for every n>1n > 1 there exists a number k<nk < n such that nk+1nk + 1 is a prime.

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Smallest number k such that kn + 1 is prime

A stronger conjecture: for every n there exists a number k<1+n0.75k < 1 + n^{0.75} such that nk+1nk + 1 is a prime.

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Smallest number k such that kn + 1 is prime

Conjecture: a(n)=O(log(n)log(log(n)))a(n) = O(\log(n)\log(\log(n))).

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Smallest number k such that kn + 1 is prime

Counter-conjecture to a_isBigO: a(n)/(lognloglogn)a(n) / (\log n \log \log n) is unbounded.

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Numerator of a sum involving binomial coefficients

We conjecture that u(p1)==0(modp4)u(p-1) == 0 (mod p^4) for all primes pp, with a finite number of exceptions that depend on mm.

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No powers as partition numbers

There are no partition numbers a(k)a(k) of the form xmx^m, with x,mx,m integers >1>1. See comment by Zhi-Wei Sun (Dec 02 2013).

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Conjectures associated with A56777

All members of the sequence A56777 come from prime quadruples.

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Conjectures associated with A063880

All members of the sequence satisfy n108(mod216)n \equiv 108 \pmod{216}.

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Conjectures associated with A063880

108108 is the only primitive term.

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Conjectures associated with A067720

For members of the sequence other than 88, we have k+1k + 1 is prime.

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Primes of the form 2^n + 2^i + 1

*Conjecture (A81091)**: There are infinite primes of the form 2n+2i+12^n + 2^i + 1, with 0<i<n0 < i < n.

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The Catch-Up game and conjecture

Let TN=k=1Nk=N(N+1)2T_N = \sum_{k=1}^{N} k = \frac{N(N+1)}{2}. If TNT_N is even (equivalently N0(mod4)N \equiv 0 \pmod 4 or N3(mod4)N \equiv 3 \pmod 4), then under optimal play the game Catch-Up($\{1, \ldots, N\}$) ends in a draw.

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Dubner's conjecture

Every even number greater than 4208 is the sum of two twin primes.

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Kurepa's conjecture

Kurepa's conjecture

For all nn, !n≢0modn!n\not\equiv 0 \mod n

This appears as B44 "Sums of factorials." in Unsolved Problems in Number Theory by Richard K. Guy

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Kurepa's conjecture: Prime

This statement can be reduced to the prime case only.

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Kurepa's conjecture: Gcd

An equivalent formulation in terms of the gcd of n!n! and !n!n.

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Prime Tuples Conjecture

For any k ≥ 2, let a₁,...,aₖ and b₁,...,bₖ be integers with aᵢ > 0. Suppose that for every prime p there exists an integer n such that p ∤ ∏ i, (aᵢ n + bᵢ). Then there exist infinitely many n such that aᵢ n + bᵢ is prime for all i.

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