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Beal conjecture

The Beal Conjecture: if we are given positive integers A,B,C,x,y,zA, B, C, x, y, z such that x,y,z>2x, y, z > 2 and Ax+By=CzA^x + B^y = C^z then A,B,CA, B, C have a common divisor.

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Betrothed numbers

Same parity betrothed numbers conjecture.* Do there exist betrothed numbers (m,n)(m, n) where both have the same parity (both even or both odd)?

All known betrothed pairs consist of one even and one odd number.

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Betrothed numbers

Infinitude of betrothed numbers conjecture.* Are there infinitely many betrothed number pairs?

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Brocard's Conjecture

Brocard's Conjecture* For every n ≥ 2, between the squares of the n-th and (n+1)-th primes, there are at least four prime numbers.

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Büchi's problem

Büchi's problem* There exists a positive integer MM such that, for all integers xx and aa, if (x+n)2+a(x+n)^2 + a is a square for MM consecutive values of nn, then a=0a = 0.

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Büchi's problem

*Büchi's problem (first open case, M=5M = 5)**: For all integers xx and aa, if (x+n)2+a(x+n)^2 + a is a perfect square for n=0,1,2,3,4n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, then a=0a = 0.

Non-trivial sequences of length 3 and 4 are known to exist, so M=5M = 5 is the first open case.

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Bunyakovsky conjecture

Bunyakovsky conjecture* If a polynomial ff over integers satisfies both Schinzel and Bunyakovsky conditions, there exist infinitely many natural numbers mm such that f(m)f(m) is prime.

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Carmichael's totient function conjecture

Carmichael's totient function conjecture*: For every positive natural number nn, there exists a natural number mm with mnm ≠ n, such that φ(n)=φ(m)φ(n) = φ(m).

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Catalan's conjecture and related Diophantine equations

For positive integers a, b, and c, there are only finitely many positive solutions (x, y, m, n) to the equation axnbym=cax^n - by^m = c where (m,n)(2,2)(m, n) \neq (2, 2) and x,y>1x, y > 1.

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Catalan's conjecture and related Diophantine equations

Lebesgue-Nagell Equation Conjecture*

For any odd prime pp, the only integer solutions (x,y)(x, y) to the equation x22=ypx^2 - 2 = y^p are (x,y)=(±1,1)(x, y) = (\pm 1, -1). Reference:* Ethan Katz and Kyle Pratt, "On the Lebesgue-Nagell equation x22=ypx^2 - 2 = y^p", arXiv:2507.12397

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Class number problem for real quadratic fields

There are infinitely many real quadratic fields ℚ(√d) with class number one, where d > 1 is a squarefree integer.

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Collatz conjecture

Now form a sequence beginning with any positive integer, where each subsequent term is obtained by applying the operation defined above to the previous term. The Collatz conjecture states that for any positive integer nn, there exists a natural number mm such that the mm-th term of the sequence is 1.

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Congruent Number

Tunnell's theorem (sufficient condition assuming BSD) for odd squarefree congruent numbers.

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Congruent Number

Tunnell's theorem (sufficient condition assuming BSD) for even squarefree congruent numbers.

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Dickson's conjecture

Dickson's conjecture* If a finite set of linear integer forms fi(n)=ain+bif_i(n) = a_i n+b_i satisfies Schinzel condition, there exist infinitely many natural numbers mm such that fi(m)f_i(m) are primes for all ii.

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Dickson's conjecture

Polignac's conjecture* For any integer kk there are infinitely many primes pp such that p+2kp + 2k is prime.

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Dickson's conjecture

The infinitude of Sophie Germain primes* There are infinitely many primes pp such that 2p+12p + 1 is prime.

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Dickson's conjecture

The infinitude of cousin primes* There are infinitely many primes pp such that p+4p + 4 is prime.

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Dickson's conjecture

The infinitude of sexy primes* There are infinitely many primes pp such that p+6p + 6 is prime.

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Elliott–Halberstam conjecture

The Elliott–Halberstam conjecture: for every θ<1\theta < 1 and A>0A > 0 there exists a constant C>0C > 0 such that 1qxθE(x;q)CxlogAx\sum_{1 \le q \le x^{\theta}} E(x; q) \le \frac{C x}{\log^A x} for all x>2x > 2.

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