Partitions of the set of prime numbers by forbidden digits: a classification conjecture

For any set S of digits in base 10, let {PS-} denote the set of prime numbers whose decimal expansion contains no digit of S, and let {PS+} denote its complement in the set of primes. We establish that {PS-} has zero density in {P}, from which it follows that {PS+} is infinite. We recall Maynard's theorem (2019), which ensures the infinitude of {PS-} when |S| = 1, and we fully describe the case |S| = 9 (repdigits). For |S| \\ge 4, we show that elementary modular obstructions (divisibility by 2, 3, 5, or 7) can make {PS-} empty or reduce it to one or two small primes. We then formulate a classification conjecture: for |S| ≤ 3, {PS-} is always infinite; for |S| ≥ 4, it is either empty, or reduced to {2}, {3}, {5}, {7}, or {2,5}, or infinite.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-09-15
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22769504
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Analytic Number Theory Research
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Partitions of the set of prime numbers by forbidden digits: a classification conjecture

René-Louis Clerc
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Analytic Number Theory Research
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Partitions of the set of prime numbers by forbidden digits: a classification conjecture

René-Louis Clerc
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Abstract

For any set S of digits in base 10, let {PS-} denote the set of prime numbers whose decimal expansion contains no digit of S, and let {PS+} denote its complement in the set of primes. We establish that {PS-} has zero density in {P}, from which it follows that {PS+} is infinite. We recall Maynard's theorem (2019), which ensures the infinitude of {PS-} when |S| = 1, and we fully describe the case |S| = 9 (repdigits). For |S| \ge 4, we show that elementary modular obstructions (divisibility by 2, 3, 5, or 7) can make {PS-} empty or reduce it to one or two small primes. We then formulate a classification conjecture: for |S| ≤ 3, {PS-} is always infinite; for |S| ≥ 4, it is either empty, or reduced to {2}, {3}, {5}, {7}, or {2,5}, or infinite.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (FR)
Analytic Number Theory Research
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