# Are there infinitely many prime numbers of the form $p^2+4$ with $p$ prime? [closed]

Let $p$ be a prime. Are there infinitely many prime numbers which are of the form $p$$^2$$+$$4$?

## closed as off-topic by Saad, Morgan Rodgers, Namaste, José Carlos Santos, Xander HendersonJul 15 '18 at 18:34

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• Where is your attempt? – tien lee Jul 15 '18 at 3:30
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• I just put that, thank you. – Pacifica Jul 15 '18 at 3:48
• $p^2+4 \equiv -1(\mod 6)$ only implies that if there are infintely or finitely many primes of the form $p^2+4$, then all of them will leave a remainder $5$ when divided by $6$. – Abhishek Bakshi Jul 15 '18 at 4:31
• Alright, I deleted it. – Pacifica Jul 15 '18 at 5:03