RECREATIONAL NUMBER THEORY

Prime Staircase Generator

Starting from a prime p, keep adding the next even number — p, then p+2, then p+2+4, then p+2+4+6 — for as long as the running total stays prime. Works the same way subtracting. Every chain here runs until it breaks, and shows exactly why.

57 = 5+211 = 5+2+45+2+4+6 = 17
Created by Inder J. Taneja
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