Clement’s theorem on twin primes


Theorem. (P. Clement) Given a prime numberMathworldPlanetmath p, p+2 is also a prime (and p and p+2 form a twin primeMathworldPlanetmath) if and only if 4(p-1)!-4-p(modp2+2p).

Richard Crandall and Carl Pomerance see this theorem as “a way to connect the notion of twin-prime pairs with the Wilson-Lagrange theorem.”

References

  • 1 Richard Crandall & Carl Pomerance, Prime Numbers: A Computational Perspective, 2nd Edition. New York: Springer (2005): 65, Exercise 1.57
Title Clement’s theorem on twin primes
Canonical name ClementsTheoremOnTwinPrimes
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