Let a,b∈Z
0<a<b
How would you find the maximum/
largest prime gap in (a, b)?
Note:
Prime gaps are the distance between
consecutive primes.
e.g. 7 and 11 has a prime gap 4
p_k ∈P
∴∀p_x ∀p_(x+1) ∈(a,b):p_(x+1) >p_x
p_(x+1) and p_x are consecutive primes
Lets denote δ_x =p_(x+1) −p_x as prime gap
for (1, 20), the primes are 2,3,5,7,11,13,17
The prime gaps are:
1,2,2,4,2,4
Therefore the largest δ = 4
Is there a more general method?
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