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Mathematics of Computation

Published by the American Mathematical Society since 1960 (published as Mathematical Tables and other Aids to Computation 1943-1959), Mathematics of Computation is devoted to research articles of the highest quality in computational mathematics.

ISSN 1088-6842 (online) ISSN 0025-5718 (print)

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On maximal gaps between successive primes
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  • © Copyright 1964 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Math. Comp. 18 (1964), 646-651
  • MSC: Primary 10.42
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1964-0167472-8
  • MathSciNet review: 0167472