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Dirichlet theorem on primes in arithmetic progressions states that if positive integer and integer satisfy , then infinitely many prime numbers satisfy
The coprimality hypothesis is essential: if and have a common factor greater than one, a prime in the progression must divide that factor, giving at most finitely many possibilities.

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