Hilbert number

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In number theory, a branch of mathematics, a Hilbert number is a positive integer of the form 4n + 1 (Flannery & Flannery (2000, p. 35)). The Hilbert numbers were named after David Hilbert. The sequence of Hilbert numbers begins 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, ... (sequence A016813 in the OEIS))

• The Hilbert number sequence is the arithmetic sequence with ${\displaystyle a_{1}=1,d=4}$, meaning the Hilbert numbers follow the recurrence relation ${\displaystyle a_{n}=a_{n-1}+4}$.
• The sum of a Hilbert number amount of Hilbert numbers (1 number, 5 numbers, 9 numbers, etc.) is also a Hilbert number.

A Hilbert prime is a Hilbert number that is not divisible by a smaller Hilbert number (other than 1). The sequence of Hilbert primes begins

5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 29, 33, 37, 41, 49, ... (sequence A057948 in the OEIS).

A Hilbert prime is not necessarily a prime number; for example, 21 is a composite number since 21 = 3 ⋅ 7. However, 21 is a Hilbert prime since neither 3 nor 7 (the only factors of 21 other than 1 and itself) are Hilbert numbers. It follows from multiplication modulo 4 that a Hilbert prime is either a prime number of the form 4n + 1 (called a Pythagorean prime), or a semiprime of the form (4a + 3) ⋅ (4b + 3).

• Flannery, S.; Flannery, D. (2000), In Code: A Mathematical Journey, Profile Books

• Weisstein, Eric W. "Hilbert Number". MathWorld.
• OEIS sequence A057949 (Numbers with more than one factorization into Hilbert primes)

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