Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2017 / ii / Paper 4 / 10G / a / Solution

Dirichlet theorem on primes in arithmetic progressions states that if positive integer $q$ and integer $a$ satisfy $\gcd (a,q)=1$, then infinitely many prime numbers satisfyThe coprimality hypothesis is essential: if $a$ and $q$ have a common factor greater than one, a prime in the progression must divide that factor, giving at most finitely many possibilities.