ON THE NON-EXISTENCE OF A PRIME QUADRUPLET WITH CONSECUTIVE GAPS 8,6,8 AND UNIT DIGIT SEQUENCE 9,7,3,1.
Abstract
We investigate the existence of a prime quadruplet (π1, π2,π3,π4 ) of consecutive primes greater than 3 whose consecutive successive gaps are 8,6,8 and whose base-10 units follow the sequence 9,7,3,1. Writing π2=π1+8, π3=π1+14, π4=π1+22, the prescribed unit-digit pattern is fully compatible with these relations modulo 10. However, reducing the same expressions modulo 3 shows that for every possible residue class of π1 (mod 3), at least one of π1,π2,π3,π4 becomes divisible by 3 and exceeds 3, contradicting primality. Thus, no such quadruplet exists. This establishes a deterministic structural impossibility-a βprime voidβ β arising from the interaction of specific gap templates and residue-class constraints. The argument is elementary, yet to the best of our knowledge this particular forbidden configuration has not appeared in the literature.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Analytic Number Theory Research
Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
Limits and Structures in Graph Theory
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 10 February 2026
- Language
- EN