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2 of Swords
The Twin Prime Conjecture
A teenager stands at the edge of a lake skipping stones. Notice that the stones follow a pattern on the water- they come in pairs separated by one line, but those pairs can be many lines apart. The stone skips far off in the distance, disappearing on the horizon.
Twin primes are prime numbers that come in pairs on the number line, separated only by one number. One example is the pair 41 and 43, another is the pair 59 and 61. No one knows if there are infinitely many of these or if there is a greatest twin-prime pair. The farther out you go, the rarer they become.. Does the rock stop skipping somewhere?
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2 of Swords
The Twin Prime Conjecture
A teenager stands at the edge of a lake skipping stones. Notice that the stones follow a pattern on the water- they come in pairs separated by one line, but those pairs can be many lines apart. The stone skips far off in the distance, disappearing on the horizon.
Twin primes are prime numbers that come in pairs on the number line, separated only by one number. One example is the pair 41 and 43, another is the pair 59 and 61. No one knows if there are infinitely many of these or if there is a greatest twin-prime pair. The farther out you go, the rarer they become.. Does the rock stop skipping somewhere?
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