merit = ∫dt / log t Gap start | ||||||
Rank | Gap Size | Gap start | Next Prime | Merit | Who | When |
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.442695 | Euclid | 300 B.C. |
2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.820478 | A. E. Western | 1934 |
3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.055593 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
4 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 1.913573 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
5 | 8 | 89 | 97 | 1.782278 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
6 | 14 | 113 | 127 | 2.961466 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
7 | 18 | 523 | 541 | 2.875591 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
8 | 20 | 887 | 907 | 2.946443 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
9 | 22 | 1129 | 1151 | 3.129851 | A. E. Western | 1934 |
10 | 34 | 1327 | 1361 | 4.728345 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
11 | 36 | 9551 | 9587 | 3.928243 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
12 | 44 | 15683 | 15727 | 4.554708 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
13 | 52 | 19609 | 19661 | 5.261164 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
14 | 72 | 31397 | 31469 | 6.953520 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
15 | 86 | 155921 | 156007 | 7.192376 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
16 | 96 | 360653 | 360749 | 7.502537 | Derrick Henry Lehmer | 1957 |
17 | 112 | 370261 | 370373 | 8.735011 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
18 | 114 | 492113 | 492227 | 8.697998 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
19 | 118 | 1349533 | 1349651 | 8.359741 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
20 | 132 | 1357201 | 1357333 | 9.347822 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
21 | 148 | 2010733 | 2010881 | 10.19704 | J. W. L. Glaisher | 1877 |
22 | 154 | 4652353 | 4652507 | 10.03068 | A. E. Western | 1934 |
23 | 180 | 17051707 | 17051887 | 10.80966 | Derrick Henry Lehmer | 1957 |
24 | 210 | 20831323 | 20831533 | 12.46145 | Derrick Henry Lehmer | 1957 |
25 | 220 | 47326693 | 47326913 | 12.44865 | Gruenberger et.al, Appel and Rosser | 1961 |
26 | 222 | 122164747 | 122164969 | 11.92209 | Lander and Parkin | 1967 |
27 | 234 | 189695659 | 189695893 | 12.27641 | Lander and Parkin | 1967 |
28 | 248 | 191912783 | 191913031 | 13.00297 | Lander and Parkin | 1967 |
29 | 250 | 387096133 | 387096383 | 12.64274 | Lander and Parkin | 1967 |
30 | 282 | 436273009 | 436273291 | 14.17528 | Lander and Parkin | 1967 |
31 | 288 | 1294268491 | 1294268779 | 13.72656 | Lander and Parkin | 1967 |
32 | 292 | 1453168141 | 1453168433 | 13.84082 | Lander and Parkin | 1967 |
33 | 320 | 2300942549 | 2300942869 | 14.84465 | Lander and Parkin | 1967 |
34 | 336 | 3842610773 | 3842611109 | 15.22468 | Lander and Parkin | 1967 |
35 | 354 | 4302407359 | 4302407713 | 15.95856 | Lander and Parkin | 1967 |
36 | 382 | 10726904659 | 10726905041 | 16.53964 | Lander and Parkin | 1967 |
37 | 384 | 20678048297 | 20678048681 | 16.16682 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
38 | 394 | 22367084959 | 22367085353 | 16.53318 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
39 | 456 | 25056082087 | 25056082543 | 19.04413 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
40 | 464 | 42652618343 | 42652618807 | 18.95707 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
41 | 468 | 127976334671 | 127976335139 | 18.29904 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
42 | 474 | 182226896239 | 182226896713 | 18.28102 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
43 | 486 | 241160624143 | 241160624629 | 18.54344 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
44 | 490 | 297501075799 | 297501076289 | 18.54747 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
45 | 500 | 303371455241 | 303371455741 | 18.91201 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
46 | 514 | 304599508537 | 304599509051 | 19.43857 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
47 | 516 | 416608695821 | 416608696337 | 19.28581 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
48 | 532 | 461690510011 | 461690510543 | 19.80776 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
49 | 534 | 614487453523 | 614487454057 | 19.67281 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
50 | 540 | 738832927927 | 738832928467 | 19.75970 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
51 | 582 | 1346294310749 | 1346294311331 | 20.83901 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
52 | 588 | 1408695493609 | 1408695494197 | 21.01975 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
53 | 602 | 1968188556461 | 1968188557063 | 21.26597 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
54 | 652 | 2614941710599 | 2614941711251 | 22.80337 | Richard P. Brent | 1973 |
55 | 674 | 7177162611713 | 7177162612387 | 22.76878 | Jeff Young and Aaron Potler | 1989 |
56 | 716 | 13829048559701 | 13829048560417 | 23.66332 | Jeff Young and Aaron Potler | 1989 |
57 | 766 | 19581334192423 | 19581334193189 | 25.02810 | Jeff Young and Aaron Potler | 1989 |
58 | 778 | 42842283925351 | 42842283926129 | 24.78611 | Jeff Young and Aaron Potler | 1989 |
59 | 804 | 90874329411493 | 90874329412297 | 25.01516 | Jeff Young and Aaron Potler, [by Paulo Ribenboim] | 1991 |
60 | 806 | 171231342420521 | 171231342421327 | 24.59263 | Thomas R. Nicely | 1995 |
61 | 906 | 218209405436543 | 218209405437449 | 27.44084 | Thomas R. Nicely | 1996 |
62 | 916 | 1189459969825483 | 1189459969826399 | 26.38835 | Thomas R. Nicely | 1998 |
63 | 924 | 1686994940955803 | 1686994940956727 | 26.35352 | Bertil Nyman | 1999 |
64 | 1132 | 1693182318746371 | 1693182318747503 | 32.28254 | Bertil Nyman | 1999 |
65 | 1184 | 43841547845541059 | 43841547845542243 | 30.89822 | Bertil Nyman | 2002 |
66 | 1198 | 55350776431903243 | 55350776431904441 | 31.07453 | Tomás Oliveira e Silva | 2002 |
67 | 1220 | 80873624627234849 | 80873624627236069 | 31.33695 | Tomás Oliveira e Silva | 2003 |
68 | 1224 | 203986478517455989 | 203986478517457213 | 30.70991 | Tomás Oliveira e Silva | 2005 |
69 | 1248 | 218034721194214273 | 218034721194215521 | 31.25983 | Tomás Oliveira e Silva | 2005 |
70 | 1272 | 305405826521087869 | 305405826521089141 | 31.59430 | Tomás Oliveira e Silva | 2006 |
71 | 1328 | 352521223451364323 | 352521223451365651 | 32.86812 | Tomás Oliveira e Silva | 2006 |
72 | 1356 | 401429925999153707 | 401429925999155063 | 33.45355 | Donald Ervin Knuth | 2006 |
73 | 1370 | 418032645936712127 | 418032645936713497 | 33.76518 | Donald Ervin Knuth | 2006 |
74 | 1442 | 804212830686677669 | 804212830686679111 | 34.97568 | Siegfried “Zig” Herzog, [Tomás Oliveira e Silva] | 2005 |
75 | 1476 | 1425172824437699411 | 1425172824437700887 | Tomás Oliveira e Silva | 2009 | |
76 | 1488 | 5733241593241196731 | 5733241593241198219 | 34.45017 | Anand S. Nair | 2017 |
77 | 1510 | 6787988999657777797 | 6787988999657779307 | 34.82336 | Dana Jacobsen | 2017 |
78 | 1526 | 15570628755536096243 | 15570628755536097769 | 34.53120 | Steve Cole | 2018 |
79 | 1530 | 17678654157568189057 | 17678654157568190587 | 34.52252 | Bertil Nyman | 2014 |
80 | 1550 | 18361375334787046697 | 18361375334787048247 | 34.94392 | Bertil Nyman | 2014 |
81 | 1552 | 18470057946260698231 | 18470057946260699783 | 34.98436 | Craig Loizides (Verification 30 Dec 2023) | 2021 |
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