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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.

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Sums of distinct primes from congruence classes modulo $12$
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by Robert E. Dressler, Andrzej Mąkowski and Thomas Parker PDF
Math. Comp. 28 (1974), 651-652 Request permission

Abstract:

It is shown that every integer greater than 1969, 1349, 1387, 1475 is a sum of distinct primes of the form $12k + 1,12k + 5,12k + 7,12k + 11$, respectively. Furthermore, these lower bounds are best possible.
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Additional Information
  • © Copyright 1974 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Math. Comp. 28 (1974), 651-652
  • MSC: Primary 10J15
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1974-0340206-6
  • MathSciNet review: 0340206