Noun
cuban prime (plural cuban primes)
(mathematics) A prime number that is a solution to one of two specific equations involving third powers of x and y. The two equations are
p
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3
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y
3
x
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y
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x
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y
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1
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y
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0
{\displaystyle p={\frac {x^{3}-y^{3}}{x-y}},\ x=y+1,\ y>0}
and
p
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3
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y
3
x
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y
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x
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y
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2
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y
>
0.
{\displaystyle p={\frac {x^{3}-y^{3}}{x-y}},\ x=y+2,\ y>0.}