Twin primes

A kind of number

About Twin primes

Twin primes are pairs of primes that differ by 2, such as (3, 5) and (11, 13). The twin prime conjecture states that there are infinitely many such pairs; it remains unproven.

Key features

  • Each pair consists of two primes p and p + 2.
  • (3, 5) is the only pair that includes 3.

Examples:

3, 5, 11, 17, 29, 41

Further reading