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  1. We see the fundamental theorem of arithmetic and the sieve of Eratosthenes in the decomposition into weight × level + jump of natural numbers. Applied to prime numbers this decomposition leads to a new classification of primes.

    #decompwlj #math #mathematics #maths #sequence #OEIS #graph #numbers #primes #PrimeNumbers #FundamentalTheoremOfArithmetic #sequences #NumberTheory #classification #integer #decomposition #number #theory #equation #graphs #SieveofEratosthenes #sieve #Eratosthenes #fundamental #theorem #arithmetic #research

  2. My first, favorite and most important sequence, the weights of prime numbers: A117078
    We see prime numbers classified by level and by weight on the graph.

    A117078: a(n) is the smallest k such that prime(n+1) = prime(n) + (prime(n) mod k), or 0 if no such k exists ➡️ oeis.org/A117078

    #decompwlj #math #mathematics #maths #sequence #OEIS #graph #3D #numbers #primes #PrimeNumbers #FundamentalTheoremOfArithmetic #sequences #NumberTheory #classification #integer #decomposition #number #theory #equation #graphs #sieve #fundamental #theorem #arithmetic #research

  3. We see the fundamental theorem of arithmetic and the sieve of Eratosthenes in the decomposition into weight × level + jump of natural numbers. Applied to prime numbers this decomposition leads to a new classification of primes.

    #decompwlj #math #mathematics #maths #sequence #OEIS #graph #numbers #primes #PrimeNumbers #FundamentalTheoremOfArithmetic #sequences #NumberTheory #classification #integer #decomposition #number #theory #equation #graphs #SieveofEratosthenes #sieve #Eratosthenes #fundamental #theorem #arithmetic #research

  4. We see the fundamental theorem of arithmetic and the sieve of Eratosthenes in the decomposition into weight × level + jump of natural numbers. Applied to prime numbers this decomposition leads to a new classification of primes.

    #decompwlj #math #mathematics #maths #sequence #OEIS #graph #numbers #primes #PrimeNumbers #FundamentalTheoremOfArithmetic #sequences #NumberTheory #classification #integer #decomposition #number #theory #equation #graphs #SieveofEratosthenes #sieve #Eratosthenes #fundamental #theorem #arithmetic #research

  5. GPT5.6 Sol: "If decompwlj became a standard mathematical lens"

    The most important conceptual impact would be a change of question. Instead of asking only, “What is the next term?” or “How fast does the sequence grow?”, researchers could also ask:
    How does the next additive jump expose—or hide—the multiplicative structure behind the present term?
    That is a legitimate and surprisingly rich question.

    decompwlj.com/GPT5.6Sol_decomp

    For privacy: web.archive.org/web/2026081112

    #decompwlj #math #AI #OpenAI #ChatGPT #GPT #GPT56Sol #GPTSol #sequence #numbers #graph #PrimeNumbers #NumberTheory #arithmetic #threejs #FTA #classification #research #FundamentalTheoremOfArithmetic #TwinPrimes #twin #primes #conjecture #sieveOfEratosthenes #Eratosthenes #sieve

  6. Someone asked me about sexy cousins. I'll admit, I was briefly hopeful. Turns out they meant primes with gap 6 and gap 4 respectively.

    Disappointed, I did what anyone would do and stayed up computing distinct-prime partitions of primes.

    Define m_d<(p) as the minimum k such that prime p is a sum of k pairwise distinct primes, each strictly less than p. Set m_d<(p) = ∞ if no such decomposition exists.

    For every prime p ≤ 10^8 (verified directly, ~30 seconds on commodity hardware):

    • m_d<(11) = ∞, uniquely. 11 simply refuses to be built from smaller primes. Provable by exhaustion: the 11 subsets of {2,3,5,7} of size ≥ 2
    sum to {5,7,8,9,10,12,14,15,17}. 11 is not invited.

    • m_d<(17) = 4, uniquely. 17 needed all four of its juniors (2+3+5+7) just to show up. Overachiever or socially awkward — you decide.

    • m_d<(p) ∈ {2, 3} for every other prime in range. 5,761,448 tested. All well-adjusted.

    I don't know if this object has a name. I don't know if this is trivially known, or trivially reducible to something known.

    The repo has code, a writeup, verification prompts you can feed to any LLM to check the claims, and some other things I found along the way.

    github.com/keeltremor/goldeen
    doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19542143

    If any of this rings a bell please let me know!
    🐉

    #numbertheory #primes

    #numbertheory #partitions #primes #sexyprimes

  7. Riffs and Rotes • Happy New Year 2026
    inquiryintoinquiry.com/2026/01

    There's a deep mathematical significance I see in the following structures, and I'm hoping one day to find a way to explain all the things I see there. Meanwhile, you may take them as an amusing diversion in recreational maths.

    \( \text{Let} ~ p_n = \text{the} ~ n^\text{th} ~ \text{prime}. \)

    \( \begin{array}{llcl}
    \text{Then} & 2026 & = & 2 \cdot 1013
    \\
    && = & p_1 p_{170}
    \\
    && = & p_1 p_{2 \cdot 5 \cdot 17}
    \\
    && = & p_1 p_{p_1 p_3 p_7}
    \\
    && = & p_1 p_{p_1 p_{p_2} p_{p_4}}
    \\
    && = & p_1 p_{p_1 p_{p_{p_1}} p_{p_{{p_1}^{p_1}}}}
    \end{array} \)

    No information is lost by dropping the terminal 1s. Thus we may write the following form.

    \[ 2026 = p p_{p p_{p_p} p_{p_{p^p}}} \]

    The article linked below tells how forms of that order correspond to a family of digraphs called “riffs” and a family of graphs called “rotes”.

    The riff and rote for 2026 are shown in the next two Figures.

    Riff 2026
    inquiryintoinquiry.com/wp-cont

    Rote 2026
    inquiryintoinquiry.com/wp-cont

    Reference —

    Riffs and Rotes
    oeis.org/wiki/Riffs_and_Rotes

    cc: academia.edu/community/VBA6Qz
    cc: researchgate.net/post/Riffs_an

    #Arithmetic #Combinatorics #Computation #Factorization #GraphTheory #GroupTheory
    #Logic #Mathematics #NumberTheory #Primes #Recursion #Representation #RiffsAndRotes

  8. One day, one decomposition
    A000028: Let k = p_1^e_1 p_2^e_2 p_3^e_3 ... be the prime factorization of n. Sequence gives k such that the sum of the numbers of 1's in the binary expansions of e_1, e_2, e_3, ... is odd.

    3D graph, threejs - webGL ➡️ decompwlj.com/3Dgraph/A000028.
    3D graph Gen, threejs animation ➡️ decompwlj.com/3DgraphGen/A0000
    2D graph, first 500 terms ➡️ decompwlj.com/2Dgraph500terms/

    #decompwlj #math #mathematics #sequence #OEIS #javascript #php #3D #numbers #primes #factorization #PrimeNumbers #binary #expansions #graph #threejs #webGL

  9. Riffs and Rotes • Happy New Year 2025
    inquiryintoinquiry.com/2025/01

    \( \text{Let} ~ p_n = \text{the} ~ n^\text{th} ~ \text{prime}. \)

    \( \text{Then} ~ 2025
    = 81 \cdot 25
    = 3^4 5^2 \)

    \( = {p_2}^4 {p_3}^2
    = {p_2}^{{p_1}^{p_1}} {p_3}^{p_1}
    = {p_{p_1}}^{{p_1}^{p_1}} {p_{p_2}}^{p_1}
    = {p_{p_1}}^{{p_1}^{p_1}} {p_{p_{p_1}}}^{p_1} \)

    No information is lost by dropping the terminal 1s. Thus we may write the following form.

    \[ 2025 = {p_p}^{p^p} {p_{p_p}}^p \]

    The article linked below tells how forms of that sort correspond to a family of digraphs called “riffs” and a family of graphs called “rotes”. The riff and rote for 2025 are shown in the next two Figures.

    Riff 2025
    inquiryintoinquiry.files.wordp

    Rote 2025
    inquiryintoinquiry.files.wordp

    Reference —

    Riffs and Rotes
    oeis.org/wiki/Riffs_and_Rotes

    #Arithmetic #Combinatorics #Computation #Factorization #GraphTheory #GroupTheory
    #Logic #Mathematics #NumberTheory #Primes #Recursion #Representation #RiffsAndRotes

  10. A review of V1 of the paper "On the Infinitude of Twin Primes" by Dr. Ryan Matthew Thurman ( @rythur ).
    Shared in one of his posts under the url ef.msp.org/articles/uploads/an

    #TwinPrimes #Primes #NumberTheory
    #TwinPrimeConjecture #UnsolvedProblem #Proof #SolvedProblem
    #Simple #Insightful #PrimeClockMethod #Modulo
    #Puzzle #GameLike #Thrilled #Captivating #Excitement #Reading #ReadingRecommendation

    My background for this review: a layman person without any #degree, with very weak #Math interest (I knew what were prime numbers but never heard of the twin prime conjecture) and lack of math background except for what is taught in high school and the occasional math that pop here and there from my adjacent interests in the process of thinking of process both formal and informally (mainly from #lisp lore for the #ComputerScience side and #Hegel lore for the #Philosophy side of the story)

    And now, only after almost 1 month since I have read it, will I review this paper (flushed face 😳).

    A paper of 10 pages of content.
    The paper is very pleasant and simple to read. Managing to catch our attention and make us read it in one sitting with a child-like excitement and joy. So if you have tendencies to leave things half-done, do not fear, you will get drawn into finishing it without having to fight a moment of boringness.

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