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Smarandache–Wellin number

Concatenation of the first n prime numbers

Summary

Concatenation of the first n prime numbers

In mathematics, a Smarandache–Wellin number is an integer that in a given base is the concatenation of the first n prime numbers written in that base. Smarandache–Wellin numbers are named after Florentin Smarandache and Paul R. Wellin.

The first decimal Smarandache–Wellin numbers are:

:2, 23, 235, 2357, 235711, 23571113, 2357111317, 235711131719, 23571113171923, 2357111317192329, ... .

Smarandache–Wellin prime

A Smarandache–Wellin number that is also prime is called a Smarandache–Wellin prime. The first three are 2, 23 and 2357 . The fourth is 355 digits long: it is the result of concatenating the first 128 prime numbers, through 719.{{cite book | author-link = Carl Pomerance

The primes at the end of the concatenation in the Smarandache–Wellin primes are :2, 3, 7, 719, 1033, 2297, 3037, 11927, ... .

The indices of the Smarandache–Wellin primes in the sequence of Smarandache–Wellin numbers are: :1, 2, 4, 128, 174, 342, 435, 1429, ... .

The 1429th Smarandache–Wellin number is a prime with 5719 digits ending in 11927, discovered by Eric W. Weisstein as a probable prime in 1998 and then proven prime in 2022. In March 2009, Weisstein's search showed the index of the next Smarandache–Wellin prime (if one exists) is at least 22077.

References

References

  1. Rivera, Carlos, [http://www.primepuzzles.net/puzzles/puzz_008.htm Primes by Listing]
  2. "Primality proof of 2357111317...27".
  3. "Integer Sequence Primes".
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