Let $X$ be the set of natural numbers $k_i$, $k_i \geq 1$, with the property that at least one of the equations $p_i = $6$ k_i \pm 1$ gives the $i$-th prime number (disregarding $2$ and $3$), and define the set $Y$ to be $Y = \mathbb{N} \setminus \{1\}$. Is it true that each element of Y can be represented as $2 k_i$ or as the sum $k_i + k_j$, where $k_i$ and $k_j$ are both elements of set X?
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This statement is implied by Goldbach's Conjecture, and does not look to be much easier to prove than the conjecture itself. |
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