The prime-square plus prime conjecture for nonsquares

Let N>24476N>24476 be a non-square satisfying N0,2(mod6)N\equiv 0,2\pmod{6}. Nonsquare prime-square representation conjecture. Then there exist primes pp and qq such that

N=p2+q.N=p^2+q.

By Hua's theorem, almost all integers in the indicated congruence classes have such a representation, while the conjecture asserts it for every NN above the explicit threshold; the source gives no resolution.

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Primary source

Daniel R. Johnston and Simon N. Thomas, “The sum of a prime power and an almost prime”, arXiv:2503.04045 (2025).

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