For integer , We define:
- Sierpinski number base : Positive integer such that and is composite for all integer
- Riesel number base : Positive integer such that and is composite for all integer
- Dual Sierpinski number base : Positive integer such that and and is composite for all integer
- Dual Riesel number base : Positive integer such that and and is composite for all integer such that
See http://www.noprimeleftbehind.net/crus/Sierp-conjectures.htm for the (conjectured) smallest Sierpinski number base , and see http://www.noprimeleftbehind.net/crus/Riesel-conjectures.htm for the (conjectured) smallest Riesel number base .
(of course, most dual Sierpinski/Riesel conjectures are difficult to prove (like the original Sierpinski/Riesel conjectures), and unlike the original Sierpinski/Riesel conjectures (where the primes of the form or can be proven primes using the or test), the large primes of the dual Sierpinski/Riesel conjectures (i.e. the primes of the form or ) will only be PRP (probable prime) since neither or are smooth).
If a number is Sierpinski number base and , then is also a dual Sierpinski number base , and if a number is Riesel number base and , then is also a dual Riesel number base , since they have the same covering set, the exception is when the prime itself is in the covering set, e.g. is a Riesel number base but not dual Riesel number base , since its covering set is , but is exactly and the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number base is , also, is a Riesel number base but not dual Riesel number base , since its covering set is , but is exactly and the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number base is , also, is a Riesel number base but not dual Riesel number base , since its covering set is , but is exactly and the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number base is , also, is a Sierpinski number base but not dual Sierpinski number base , since its covering set is , but is exactly and the (conjectured) smallest dual Sierpinski number base is .
For , since the (conjectured) smallest Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest Riesel number are coprime to , they are also the (conjectured) smallest dual Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number, respectively.
For , since the (conjectured) smallest Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest Riesel number are coprime to , they are also the (conjectured) smallest dual Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number, respectively.
For , since the (conjectured) smallest Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest Riesel number are coprime to , they are also the (conjectured) smallest dual Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number, respectively.
For , since the (conjectured) smallest Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest Riesel number are coprime to , they are also the (conjectured) smallest dual Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number, respectively.
For , since neither the (conjectured) smallest Sierpinski number nor the (conjectured) smallest Riesel number are coprime to , I continue to search and found the (conjectured) smallest dual Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number .
For , since the (conjectured) smallest Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest Riesel number are coprime to , they are also the (conjectured) smallest dual Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number, respectively.
For , since the (conjectured) smallest Sierpinski number is coprime to , it is also the (conjectured) smallest dual Sierpinski number, but the (conjectured) smallest Riesel number is not coprime to , I continue to search and found the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number .
For , since the (conjectured) smallest Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest Riesel number are coprime to , however, is prime and hence cannot be dual Riesel number, I continue to search and found the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number , however, is really the (conjectured) smallest dual Sierpinski number.
For , since neither the (conjectured) smallest Sierpinski number nor the (conjectured) smallest Riesel number are coprime to , I continue to search and found the (conjectured) smallest dual Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number .
For , since the (conjectured) smallest Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest Riesel number are coprime to , they are also the (conjectured) smallest dual Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number, respectively.
For , since the (conjectured) smallest Sierpinski number is coprime to , it is also the (conjectured) smallest dual Sierpinski number, but the (conjectured) smallest Riesel number is not coprime to , I continue to search and found the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number .
For , since the (conjectured) smallest Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest Riesel number are coprime to , they are also the (conjectured) smallest dual Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number, respectively.
For , since neither the (conjectured) smallest Sierpinski number nor the (conjectured) smallest Riesel number are coprime to , I continue to search and found the (conjectured) smallest dual Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number (since is prime, cannot be dual Riesel number).
For , neither the (conjectured) smallest Sierpinski number nor the (conjectured) smallest Riesel number are coprime to , and they are too large to search. My question is:
What are the (conjectured) smallest dual Sierpinski number and the (conjectured) smallest dual Riesel number in base ?