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Cousin Prime

Primes p such that p ± 4 is also prime (3, 7, 13, 19, 37, 43, 67, …).

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A cousin prime is a prime \(p\) such that \(p + 4\) or \(p - 4\) is also prime. Cousin prime pairs: \((3, 7), (7, 11), (13, 17), (19, 23), (37, 41), (43, 47), (67, 71)\).

Like twin primes, it's conjectured that there are infinitely many cousin prime pairs, though this is unproven.

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