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Distribution of prime numbers modulo $4$



Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 23:30 UTC (7:30pm US/Eastern)Prime spiral distribution into quadrantsRandomness in prime numbersDistribution of prime numbers. Can one find all prime numbers?Induction on prime numbersWhy does Euclid write “Prime numbers are more than any assigned multitude of prime numbers.”A question about Prime Numbers (and its relation to RSA Asymmetric Cryptography)prime and irreducible elements $equiv 1$ modulo $4$Number of $k$th Roots modulo a prime?Modulo world of four remainder 1Density distribution of prime numbers modulo 13?










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Are primes equally likely to be equivalent to $1$ or $3$ modulo $4,$ or is there a skew in one direction?



That is my specific question, but I would be interested to know if there exists a trend more generally, say for modulo any even.






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    Are primes equally likely to be equivalent to $1$ or $3$ modulo $4,$ or is there a skew in one direction?



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      Are primes equally likely to be equivalent to $1$ or $3$ modulo $4,$ or is there a skew in one direction?



      That is my specific question, but I would be interested to know if there exists a trend more generally, say for modulo any even.






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      Are primes equally likely to be equivalent to $1$ or $3$ modulo $4,$ or is there a skew in one direction?



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          Despite of Chebychev's bias (more primes with residue $3$ occur usually in practice), in the long run, the ratio is $1:1$.






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            I would also note for future reference that the proof is given as an immediate consequence of Dirichlet’s Theorem and in general the primes are equidistributed modulo every $d$ with approximately $frac1phi(d)$ in each class.
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            Generalization of Chebyshev's biase : The primes with a quadratic non-residue usually occur more often in practice than the primes with a quadratic residue.
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            I only know that Chebyshev noticed this phenomenon, no idea whether it has a mathematical reason. Also interesting : In the "race" between primes of the form $4k+1$ and $4k+3$ it is known that the lead switches infinite many often.
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          In general, if $gcd(a,b) = 1$, the number of primes which are of the form $b$ modulo $a$ is asymptotic to $dfracpi(x)varphi(a)$ where $pi(x)$ is the number of primes $le x$. As you see the asymptotic formula is independent of $b$ hence for a given modulo all residues occur equally in the long run.






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            I would also note for future reference that the proof is given as an immediate consequence of Dirichlet’s Theorem and in general the primes are equidistributed modulo every $d$ with approximately $frac1phi(d)$ in each class.
            $endgroup$
            – Μάρκος Καραμέρης
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            Generalization of Chebyshev's biase : The primes with a quadratic non-residue usually occur more often in practice than the primes with a quadratic residue.
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            Interesting I haven't heard of that generalization before, is there any reason other than empirical evidence that this happens?
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          • $begingroup$
            I only know that Chebyshev noticed this phenomenon, no idea whether it has a mathematical reason. Also interesting : In the "race" between primes of the form $4k+1$ and $4k+3$ it is known that the lead switches infinite many often.
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          Despite of Chebychev's bias (more primes with residue $3$ occur usually in practice), in the long run, the ratio is $1:1$.






          share|cite|improve this answer











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            I would also note for future reference that the proof is given as an immediate consequence of Dirichlet’s Theorem and in general the primes are equidistributed modulo every $d$ with approximately $frac1phi(d)$ in each class.
            $endgroup$
            – Μάρκος Καραμέρης
            27 mins ago







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            I would also note for future reference that the proof is given as an immediate consequence of Dirichlet’s Theorem and in general the primes are equidistributed modulo every $d$ with approximately $frac1phi(d)$ in each class.
            $endgroup$
            – Μάρκος Καραμέρης
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            $begingroup$
            Generalization of Chebyshev's biase : The primes with a quadratic non-residue usually occur more often in practice than the primes with a quadratic residue.
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            Interesting I haven't heard of that generalization before, is there any reason other than empirical evidence that this happens?
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          • $begingroup$
            I only know that Chebyshev noticed this phenomenon, no idea whether it has a mathematical reason. Also interesting : In the "race" between primes of the form $4k+1$ and $4k+3$ it is known that the lead switches infinite many often.
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            $begingroup$
            I would also note for future reference that the proof is given as an immediate consequence of Dirichlet’s Theorem and in general the primes are equidistributed modulo every $d$ with approximately $frac1phi(d)$ in each class.
            $endgroup$
            – Μάρκος Καραμέρης
            27 mins ago







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            $begingroup$
            Generalization of Chebyshev's biase : The primes with a quadratic non-residue usually occur more often in practice than the primes with a quadratic residue.
            $endgroup$
            – Peter
            25 mins ago










          • $begingroup$
            Interesting I haven't heard of that generalization before, is there any reason other than empirical evidence that this happens?
            $endgroup$
            – Μάρκος Καραμέρης
            21 mins ago











          • $begingroup$
            I only know that Chebyshev noticed this phenomenon, no idea whether it has a mathematical reason. Also interesting : In the "race" between primes of the form $4k+1$ and $4k+3$ it is known that the lead switches infinite many often.
            $endgroup$
            – Peter
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          I would also note for future reference that the proof is given as an immediate consequence of Dirichlet’s Theorem and in general the primes are equidistributed modulo every $d$ with approximately $frac1phi(d)$ in each class.
          $endgroup$
          – Μάρκος Καραμέρης
          27 mins ago





          $begingroup$
          I would also note for future reference that the proof is given as an immediate consequence of Dirichlet’s Theorem and in general the primes are equidistributed modulo every $d$ with approximately $frac1phi(d)$ in each class.
          $endgroup$
          – Μάρκος Καραμέρης
          27 mins ago





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          Generalization of Chebyshev's biase : The primes with a quadratic non-residue usually occur more often in practice than the primes with a quadratic residue.
          $endgroup$
          – Peter
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          $begingroup$
          Generalization of Chebyshev's biase : The primes with a quadratic non-residue usually occur more often in practice than the primes with a quadratic residue.
          $endgroup$
          – Peter
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          $begingroup$
          Interesting I haven't heard of that generalization before, is there any reason other than empirical evidence that this happens?
          $endgroup$
          – Μάρκος Καραμέρης
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          $begingroup$
          Interesting I haven't heard of that generalization before, is there any reason other than empirical evidence that this happens?
          $endgroup$
          – Μάρκος Καραμέρης
          21 mins ago













          $begingroup$
          I only know that Chebyshev noticed this phenomenon, no idea whether it has a mathematical reason. Also interesting : In the "race" between primes of the form $4k+1$ and $4k+3$ it is known that the lead switches infinite many often.
          $endgroup$
          – Peter
          18 mins ago




          $begingroup$
          I only know that Chebyshev noticed this phenomenon, no idea whether it has a mathematical reason. Also interesting : In the "race" between primes of the form $4k+1$ and $4k+3$ it is known that the lead switches infinite many often.
          $endgroup$
          – Peter
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          In general, if $gcd(a,b) = 1$, the number of primes which are of the form $b$ modulo $a$ is asymptotic to $dfracpi(x)varphi(a)$ where $pi(x)$ is the number of primes $le x$. As you see the asymptotic formula is independent of $b$ hence for a given modulo all residues occur equally in the long run.






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            Yes of course ... updated :)
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          $begingroup$

          In general, if $gcd(a,b) = 1$, the number of primes which are of the form $b$ modulo $a$ is asymptotic to $dfracpi(x)varphi(a)$ where $pi(x)$ is the number of primes $le x$. As you see the asymptotic formula is independent of $b$ hence for a given modulo all residues occur equally in the long run.






          share|cite|improve this answer











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          • 1




            $begingroup$
            (for $b$ coprime to $a$, of course)
            $endgroup$
            – Robert Israel
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          • $begingroup$
            Yes of course ... updated :)
            $endgroup$
            – Nilotpal Kanti Sinha
            21 mins ago














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          $begingroup$

          In general, if $gcd(a,b) = 1$, the number of primes which are of the form $b$ modulo $a$ is asymptotic to $dfracpi(x)varphi(a)$ where $pi(x)$ is the number of primes $le x$. As you see the asymptotic formula is independent of $b$ hence for a given modulo all residues occur equally in the long run.






          share|cite|improve this answer











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          In general, if $gcd(a,b) = 1$, the number of primes which are of the form $b$ modulo $a$ is asymptotic to $dfracpi(x)varphi(a)$ where $pi(x)$ is the number of primes $le x$. As you see the asymptotic formula is independent of $b$ hence for a given modulo all residues occur equally in the long run.







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          • $begingroup$
            Yes of course ... updated :)
            $endgroup$
            – Nilotpal Kanti Sinha
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            $begingroup$
            (for $b$ coprime to $a$, of course)
            $endgroup$
            – Robert Israel
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          • $begingroup$
            Yes of course ... updated :)
            $endgroup$
            – Nilotpal Kanti Sinha
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          Yes of course ... updated :)
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