Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: We develop explicit prime-recovery formulas from the values $Φ_n(2)$ of cyclotomic polynomials. Binary divisibility patterns detect repeated prime factors and identify the least prime divisor of a squarefree index, while small corrections to $\log_2Φ_n(2)$ allow successive recovery of the distinct prime factors. Specializing the index gives identities for prime products and the least prime above a given integer. The same mechanism extends from finite factorizations to an infinite prime sequence: a normalized limit of cyclotomic values along the odd primorials defines a real constant $Ω=0.25061403238015047218\ldots$, from which every odd prime can be recovered by a recursive rounding rule.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Author: Shunia, Joseph M.
Language: English
Subfield: Algebra and Number Theory
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7213518509