Bound · version 1

Gaps at most 600, infinitely often

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Statement

For every real X, there are consecutive primes p < q with p ≥ X and q − p ≤ 600; in other words H₁ ≤ 600.

Assumptions

  • Consecutive positive primes.
  • No additional conjectural hypothesis in the cited mathematical result.

Scope

An unconditional upper bound on the recurring gap, attributed to Maynard; it does not imply every gap is this small.

Evidence

Connections

In this problem · publication v1

How small can prime gaps be? →

Bound · Proved

Scope: The cited mathematical result bounds recurring consecutive-prime gaps by 600.

Limit: The target H₁ = 2 is not established.

Nested results concern the same prime-gap limit; they are not separate portions of a solved problem.

Related results · 1

Relationship not independently reviewed. This concerns its use in this problem.

Sources

Bounded gaps between primes: the 212 bound →

François Charton · Letong Hong · Kenny Lau · Ken Ono · Guillaume Remy · Ho Chung Siu · Ashvin A. Swaminathan · Jesse Thorner · Yunzhou Xie · Preprint · Publication date Sep 3, 2026

Public manuscript or exposition; publication does not imply independent OpenMath review.

Revision & attribution

Source revision: 2026-09-03. Observed Oct 13, 2026.

The nine authors supply the mathematics, building on Julia Stadlmann and earlier sieve work. AxiomProver is credited with generating a formal deduction; this is not a claim that the model independently discovered the mathematical bound.

Source updated Sep 3, 2026.

History

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Assessment history · 1

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Record details
Claim ID
claim-prime-gaps-bound-600
Statement version
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