A prime triplet is a prime constellation of the form ( , ,
), ( , ,
), etc. Hardy and Wright (1979, p. 5)
conjecture, and it seems almost certain to be true, that there are infinitely many
prime triplets of the form ( , ,
) and ( , ,
).
triplet Sloane first member ( , ,
) A022004 5, 11, 17, 41, 101, 107, ... ( , , ) A046134 3, 5, 11, 29, 59, 71, 101, ... ( , , ) A046135 5, 11, 17, 29, 41, 59, 71, ... ( , , ) A022005 7, 13, 37, 67, 97, 103, ... ( , , ) A046136 3, 7, 13, 19, 37, 43, 79, ... ( , , ) A046137 7, 19, 67, 97, 127, 229, ... ( , , ) A046138 5, 11, 23, 53, 101, 131, ... ( , , ) A046139 7, 13, 31, 37, 61, 73, 97, ... ( , , ) A023241 5, 7, 11, 17, 31, 41, 47, ... ( , , ) A046141 5, 11, 29, 59, 71, 89, 101, ...
As of Apr. 2019, the largest known prime triplet of the form has smallest member
and each of its three members has decimal digits.
See also Integer Sequence Primes ,
Prime Constellation ,
Prime
Quadruplet ,
Twin Primes
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References Forbes, T. "Prime -Tuplets." https://web.archive.org/web/20090228184801/http://anthony.d.forbes.googlepages.com/ktuplets.htm . Hardy,
G. H. and Wright, E. M. An
Introduction to the Theory of Numbers, 5th ed. Oxford, England: Clarendon
Press, 1979. Rivera, C. "Problems & Puzzles: Puzzle 034-Prime
Triplets in Arithmetic Progression." https://www.primepuzzles.net/puzzles/puzz_034.htm . Sloane,
N. J. A. Sequences A022004 , A022005 ,
A023241 , A046134 ,
A046135 , A046136 ,
A046137 , A046138 ,
A046139 , and A046141 in
"The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences." Referenced on
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