Prime Eyes: An Observation of Prime Constellations in Grid Arrays
Abstract: This paper explores a special number-theoretic structure arising when natural numbers are arranged in a 7-column grid—namely, center numbers completely surrounded by four adjacent primes. We borrow the Go term “Eye” to name this phenomenon, reveal the modular arithmetic necessity (center numbers are almost exclusively multiples of 30), and identify its connection to Prime Constellations. Finally, the potential infinity of this sequence is discussed using the Hardy-Littlewood conjecture.
Authors
- Jingtao Li
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23733279
- Primary Topic
- Analytic Number Theory Research
- Type
- preprint