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Find the number of bases n \ge 2 such that 100_n + 1_n is prime.

 Jan 1, 2025
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Find the number of bases n \ge 2 such that 100_n + 1_n is prime.    

 

This is another way of saying    

How many numbers have the property that (n2 + 1) is prime?    

 

They've been asking that question for ages.    

No one has ever been able to answer it, yet.    

I think mathematicians say that it is infinite.     

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 Jan 1, 2025

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