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Euler prime-generating quadratic from class number one

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Let m≥2, let p=4m−1 be prime, and suppose Q(−p​) has class number one. If n≥0 and n2+n+m<m2, then n2+n+m is prime. The key identity is the algebraic norm
n2+n+m=N(n+21+−p​​).
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A hypothetical prime divisor below m would split and yield an algebraic integer of that norm, but the positive norm form (a2+pb2)/4 represents no prime below m.

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