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Sophie Germain prime (Definition)

A prime number $ p$ is called Sophie Germain prime if $ 2p+1$ is also prime.

The first few Sophie Germain primes are: $ 2, 3, 5, 11, 23, 29, 41, 53, 83, 89, 113, 131, 173, 179, 191, 233,\dots$

It is conjectured that there are infinitely many Sophie Germain primes, but (like the Twin Prime Conjecture) this has not been proven. A heuristic estimate for the number of Sophie Germain primes less than $ n$ is $ \frac{2cn}{\ln^2{n}}$, where $ c$ is the twin prime constant.



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Cross-references: twin prime constant, number, twin prime conjecture, prime number
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