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How many bases $b \ge 2$ are there such that $100_b + 1_b$ is prime?

 Aug 26, 2024
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We can rewrite this as \(b^2 + 1\). This is one of Landhau's 4 problems, all of which are unsolved to this day. Therefore, this problem cannot be solved (yet).

 Aug 26, 2024

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