twin prime numbers

1.Prove that the number between a pair of twin prime numbers is always divisible by 2.
Twin prime numbers are prime numbers whose difference is 2.

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ninepointcircle ·

eh?
isn't that too easy?

See for any prime > 2 all primes are odd So twin primes will always be consecutive odd numbers. The number between them will always be even and hence will be divisible by 2 . :)

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Hari Shankar ·

To build up on this:

Prove that for any prime p we cannot find twin primes p_1, p_2 such that p_1+p_2=2p

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Arnab Kundu ·

let p_{1}=p_{2}+2
so, 2p2+2=2p
or,p2+1=p

therefore p2 and p are consecutive primes..........
2 and 3 may be the sol.................
but 2*3≠2+4
or, 2*2≠3+5
so no sol.

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Hari Shankar ·

also p = p1+p22 would be a prime lying between p1 and p2 which is absurd as p1 and p2 are consecutive primes

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Dr.House ·

Something interesting to build up ont he question

take this as part 2 of the question
see this first: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/PrimePairs.html

Pairs of primes separated by a single number are called prime pairs. Example: 17,19.

Here's the quetsion:

Prove that the number between prime pair is always divisible by 6 (assuming both numbers are greater than 6)

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Shubhodip ·

hint: first prove all primes are of the form 6k±1,easy

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Dr.House ·

i find it better to give whole solution and then hide it :)

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Shaswata Roy ·

Sorry for the mistake.
It should be divisible by 6.
And Nasiko has just answered it

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