Division theory..and Prime Number theory..

[Moses]

Hey,
A while ago i hear about finding the division number theory [Tell how a number can be divied be another unmber as a general formula]. And i am wondering if there is a theory "desicovered" the pattern of the prime numbers. Or at least a fixed pattern for predicting some of the prime numbers "i.e. skipping some".

[Gokul43201]

Well there's the logarithmic distribution known as the prime counting function (http://mathworld.wolfram.com/PrimeCountingFunction.html) , and there's Mills' Constant (http://mathworld.wolfram.com/MillsConstant.html)and this crazy polynomial (in 26 variables) (http://mathworld.wolfram.com/PrimeDiophantineEquations.html) and a whole bunch more...

But there really is no simple "pattern" to be found among the primes, unless you want to believe nutcase theories like this one (http://novaspivack.typepad.com/nova_spivacks_weblog/2004/03/a_new_way_to_fi.html).

[T@P]

actually i was thinking that number like pi and e have clearly obious patterns in binary. perhaps theres a pattern to primes in some base too...?

[Gokul43201]

actually i was thinking that number like pi and e have clearly obious patterns in binary.

Really ????