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From: tmk@bentley.UUCP (TM Ko)
Newsgroups: sci.math,sci.crypt
Subject: Re: New Factorization Records
Message-ID: <1147@bentley.UUCP>
Date: 28 Apr 88 22:24:33 GMT
References: <7535@boring.cwi.nl> <2675@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> <7537@boring.cwi.nl> <2687@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Reply-To: tmk@bentley.UUCP (59481-TM Ko)
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In article <2687@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> schoen@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Eric R Schoenberg) writes:
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>I know that it has been proven that x^2 + x + 41 will produce the longest
			^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>consecutive string of primes, but is there some general theorem about the
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>Randy Schoenberg


Are you considering quadratics only?

Even for the quadratic case,
would someone show me how to prove this or refer me to any reference which
contains a proof.

I believe I have seen other polynomials that produce "?more than 100?"
consecutive string of primes. (may be I am wrong)


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