The reversible-prime conjecture in every base

Fix a base b2b\geq 2 and let n\overleftarrow{n} denote the integer obtained by reversing the base-bb digits of nn. A reversible prime is a prime number whose digital reverse is also prime. Reversible-prime conjecture. For every base b2b\geq 2, there are infinitely many reversible primes; that is, infinitely many prime numbers pp such that p\overleftarrow{p} is also prime. This is one of two long-standing conjectures about digital reversals mentioned in the paper and is described as currently out of reach.

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Shashi Chourasiya and Daniel R. Johnston, “Power-free palindromes and reversed primes”, arXiv:2503.21136 (2025).

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