Primes and arithmetic progressions.

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The discussion centers on the prime number theorem and its implications for the distribution of prime numbers within arithmetic progressions. Specifically, it questions whether there are additional theorems that describe the asymptotic distribution of primes in various arithmetic progressions that contain infinitely many primes. The reference to the Wikipedia page on the prime number theorem for arithmetic progressions provides foundational information on this topic.

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The prime number theorem describes the distribution of the prime numbers, in a sense. Are there other prime number theorems corresponding the asymptotic distributions of primes in other arithmetic progressions containing infinitely many primes? I was just wondering.
 
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