As this string of numbers only has those two large prime numbers in common, someone who wants to 'unlock' the encryption would only need one of them as a 'key'. However, maths nerds everywhere ...

So if the number n is prime, it is slightly more likely that n + 2 will be prime than random chance would suggest. The k -tuple conjecture quantifies this observation in a general statement that ...

For example, consecutive numbers cannot both be prime — one of them is always an even number. So if the number n is prime, it is slightly more likely that n + 2 will be prime than random chance ...